| alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. |
| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| desecration |
the act of or an instance of violating the sacredness of something. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| impending |
about to occur or appear. |
| invigorate |
to fill with energy, strength, or life. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, especially provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |