| altruism |
unselfish concern for the well-being of others. |
| callous |
not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart. |
| cataract |
a large waterfall. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |