| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| centennial |
having to do with a one hundredth anniversary. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| infraction |
an act or instance of breaking or violating, usually a rule or law; violation or breach. |
| laud |
to praise. |
| realign |
to come to a new relationship or set of alliances, as countries or political factions. |
| reassess |
to evaluate again. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| repertory |
a stock of skills, talents, or performing pieces; repertoire. |
| seclusion |
the act of isolating or hiding away, or the condition of being isolated in this way. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| theorem |
a proposition or idea that can be proven by other formulas or propositions in mathematics, or deduced from accepted premises or assumptions in logic. |