| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| fetid |
having a foul odor; stinking. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| mote |
a fine particle of dust; speck. |
| ramshackle |
poorly constructed or in disrepair; rickety. |
| retaliate |
to strike back; take revenge. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |