| absolutist |
of or relating to government by total, unrestrained power. |
| amicable |
characterized by good will; friendly. |
| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| credible |
believable or plausible. |
| dovetail |
to fit together precisely or harmoniously. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| inclusive |
comprising or covering a great deal; comprehensive. |
| inimical |
having or tending to have a bad effect; harmful or adverse. |
| intermittent |
alternately stopping and starting with pauses in between. |
| lenient |
not strict with rules; tolerant. |
| mote |
a fine particle of dust; speck. |
| nonchalant |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |