| absolutist |
of or relating to government by total, unrestrained power. |
| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| enigmatic |
puzzling, mysterious, or inexplicable. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| euphemism |
the word or expression so substituted. |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| incorrigible |
incapable of being controlled or influenced for the better. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| panache |
a confidently stylish, dashing, or flamboyant manner. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| vitality |
exuberance; energy; vigor. |