| abdicate |
to officially give up a position of power or a right. |
| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| cadaver |
a dead body, especially one used for medical research or instruction. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| concoct |
to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients. |
| implacable |
not to be pacified or diverted; unappeasable or inexorable. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| partisan |
devoted to or favoring a particular cause, group, political party, or the like. |
| portal |
a doorway or entrance, especially a large and imposing one. |
| suborn |
to induce (someone) to commit a crime or other corrupt deed. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |