| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| decimation |
the act of destroying a large part or number of something. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent. |
| plenitude |
abundance; fullness. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| provisional |
adopted on a temporary or tentative basis until something permanent is established; conditional. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| resonance |
ability to make a strong or lasting effect, especially because of an emotional association. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |