| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| bereavement |
the condition or fact of being deprived of something or someone, especially by the death of a loved one. |
| constituent |
forming a part of something. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| denunciation |
the act of verbally condemning or attacking. |
| exhilaration |
intense high spirits. |
| guise |
external appearance or semblance, especially if deceptive. |
| insurrection |
an act or instance of open rebellion against a government or other authority; uprising. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |
| theocracy |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |