| archives |
the body of records or information pertaining to an institution, organization, or historical figure. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| cosmic |
of or relating to the universe. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| enrapture |
to cause to be in rapture or to be ecstatically joyful. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| query |
a question. |
| rancorous |
feeling or showing bitter resentment; hateful. |
| scrutinize |
to look at closely and carefully, with attention to detail. |