| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| cohesion |
the state or quality of having parts that are logically ordered or connected into a whole. |
| dishevel |
to make (hair or clothing) untidy. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| horticulture |
the art or science of growing vegetables, flowers, fruits, or ornamental plants. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| magnitude |
size or extent. |
| materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| myriad |
of or constituting a great but unspecified number; numberless. |
| pallor |
unnatural lack of color, especially of the face. |
| surveillance |
a close watch or observation, especially of a person or group of people under suspicion. |
| verbose |
using or characterized by many or superfluous words; wordy. |