| abasement |
the act of bringing down or the state of being brought down in rank, status, or reputation. |
| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| indiscretion |
lack of judgment, prudence, or restraint, especially in regard to the rights or feelings of other people. |
| pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
| paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
| sect |
any group, especially a religious group such as a denomination, that is united by a common belief, ritual, or the like. |
| slur |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |
| subsidiary |
assisting or supplementing. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |