| anarchist |
a person who believes in, desires, or tries to realize a society or state without a government. |
| asinine |
silly or willfully stupid. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| embellish |
to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| hallow |
to respect or honor highly; venerate. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| strident |
harsh-sounding or loud; raucous; grating. |
| subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |