| absolutist |
of or relating to government by total, unrestrained power. |
| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. |
| cathartic |
of or pertaining to a cleansing emotional release. |
| chimerical |
existing only in the mind; fanciful. |
| defunct |
no longer in existence or use; dead; extinct. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| equestrian |
of or relating to horseback riding. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| jargon |
special words or language used by a particular group or to describe a particular interest. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |