| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| cosmopolitan |
of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world. |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| electrify |
to shock, startle, or excite. |
| figurative |
not meant to be interpreted in a literal way; metaphorical. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| inscrutable |
impossible to comprehend or interpret; mysterious. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| nonpartisan |
not influenced or determined by the policies or interests of a political party. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| slovenly |
careless or disgustingly dirty. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |