| ardor |
very strong feelings; passion; fervor. |
| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| cohesion |
the state or quality of having parts that are logically ordered or connected into a whole. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |
| uncouth |
lacking manners or refinement; rude, vulgar, or gauche. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |