| acclaim |
to show enthusiastic approval of. |
| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| categorical |
with no exceptions or conditions; absolute. |
| commandeer |
to force (a civilian) into, or seize (goods) for, the military. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| inexcusable |
unable to be justified; unpardonable. |
| lackluster |
without brilliance or vitality; dull. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, especially with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| nihilism |
the belief that existence has no meaning or purpose. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| striate |
to mark with stripes or furrows. |