| abhorrence |
a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror. |
| coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. |
| connote |
to suggest or imply (meanings or associations) in addition to the literal meaning. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| equivocate |
to express oneself ambiguously, often to avoid giving a direct answer or to deceive. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| maniacal |
marked by wildness, craziness, and violence. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| sanctify |
to make sacred or holy; consecrate. |
| staunch2 |
unwaveringly firm or loyal. |
| subvert |
to overthrow or destroy, or cause the destruction of (an established authority, especially a national government). |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |