| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| estimable |
worthy of respect or admiration. |
| gingerly |
in a careful or cautious manner; warily. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| innate |
belonging to or existing in someone or some organism from the time of birth; inborn. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| profane |
irreverent or irreligious; blasphemous. |
| sect |
any group, especially a religious group such as a denomination, that is united by a common belief, ritual, or the like. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |
| suppress |
to stop the activities or progress of, especially by force. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |
| zenith |
the highest point; peak. |