| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| dysfunctional |
of a relationship, family, or social group, not working normally or in a way beneficial to all. |
| focal |
of or relating to focus. |
| gaseous |
in the form of or resembling a gas. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| plummet |
to fall sharply down, especially at high speed; plunge. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |
| vivacious |
full of life and spirit; animated. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |