| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| despot |
a ruler who has complete power and authority. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| invigorate |
to fill with energy, strength, or life. |
| inviolable |
absolutely not to be breached, dishonored or profaned. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| roster |
a list of names of individuals or groups belonging to or participating in an organization, class, military or police unit, or the like. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |