| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. |
| acclamation |
enthusiastic applause; loud expression of approval. |
| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| anarchist |
a person who believes in, desires, or tries to realize a society or state without a government. |
| conspirator |
a person who is involved in a plot with others to perform or a criminal or wrongful act. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| dossier |
a set of papers or documents that provide detailed information on a particular person or subject. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| salient |
extremely noticeable or prominent; conspicuous; important. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |