| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| disperse |
to drive away in all directions; scatter. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| languor |
lack of strength or energy; weakness or listlessness. |
| malice |
the wish to harm others; ill will. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| naysayer |
a person who refuses, denies, or opposes, especially because of cynicism or pessimism. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| profess |
to claim or state as true. |
| sermonize |
to preach, or to speak as if doing so. |
| simultaneous |
existing, happening, or done at the same time. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |