| adherent |
one who supports or follows a person, party, principle, or the like (usually followed by "of"). |
| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| dialectical |
of or using logical analysis or argument that reveals and resolves opposing ideas or contradictions. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
| insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
| mediocre |
of average to poor quality; ordinary. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| repress |
to restrain or prevent the expression of (feelings, utterances, or the like). |
| temperance |
habitual moderation in the use of alcoholic drink, or complete abstinence. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| unguided |
without someone to lead or escort. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |