| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| disarray |
confusion or disorder. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| precedent |
an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature. |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| sagacity |
the quality of having keen judgment and common sense; wisdom. |
| unhinge |
to cause to become confused, unbalanced, or deeply disturbed. |