| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| categorical |
with no exceptions or conditions; absolute. |
| cogent |
convincing, or compelling by virtue of a strong argument or clear presentation. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| inexhaustible |
unable to be used up; endless. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| sully |
to make dirty or tarnished. |
| unchallenged |
not or not having been questioned, disputed, or contested. |