| clemency |
the inclination to be merciful or forgiving; leniency. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| eventuality |
something that might happen; contingent occurrence. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| imbue |
to inspire or permeate, as with an idea or emotion; deeply influence. |
| inglorious |
bringing shame or disgrace; shameful; dishonorable. |
| intrepid |
feeling or showing no fear; courageous; bold. |
| kinetic |
of, concerning, or caused by motion. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |