| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| ingénue |
an inexperienced or artless girl or the role of a such a girl in a dramatic presentation. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, especially provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. |
| landlocked |
without any access to the sea. |
| lustrous |
shining; glossy; bright. |
| panacea |
a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| servitude |
bondage or slavery. |
| theocracy |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority. |
| unproductive |
not yielding useful or helpful results; not fruitful. |