| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
| hubris |
the pride associated with arrogance; pride considered as sin. |
| impetus |
something that urges or impels; a driving force. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| statute |
a law made by a legislature, as opposed to one established by the courts. |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. |