| allusion |
an indirect reference to or mention of something. |
| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| codicil |
an addition or appendix, especially one modifying the terms of a will. |
| conservatism |
a general preference for the traditional; disinclination to change. |
| incorporeal |
without material being; bodiless; insubstantial. |
| insufferable |
incapable of being tolerated or endured; unbearable. |
| iota |
an extremely small amount. |
| languor |
lack of strength or energy; weakness or listlessness. |
| perverse |
stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |