| cabal |
a small group of people engaged in a secret plot, usually of a political nature. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| dialectical |
of or using logical analysis or argument that reveals and resolves opposing ideas or contradictions. |
| dupe |
a gullible person; one who can be readily misled or fooled. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| figurative |
not meant to be interpreted in a literal way; metaphorical. |
| imbue |
to inspire or permeate, as with an idea or emotion; deeply influence. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |