| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| beneficent |
tending to do good; kindly; charitable. |
| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| impel |
to drive or incite to action. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| overbearing |
arrogantly dominating; dictatorial. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |
| unexceptionable |
without flaw or fault; beyond objection or criticism. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |