| brandish |
to wave or shake (something such as a weapon) in a threatening or agitated manner. |
| credo |
any formulation of belief, especially a religious one. |
| enigma |
something puzzling, contradictory, or mysterious; something for which a solution cannot be found. |
| flagrant |
exceptionally or glaringly noticeable. |
| gaseous |
in the form of or resembling a gas. |
| guise |
external appearance or semblance, especially if deceptive. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| iniquity |
great injustice or wickedness. |
| interrelate |
to place in or come into a shared, mutual, or reciprocal relationship. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| philanthropist |
one who engages in charitable activities. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |