| absolutist |
of or relating to government by total, unrestrained power. |
| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| agrarian |
pertaining to the ownership, tenure, or cultivation of land. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| dysfunctional |
of a relationship, family, or social group, not working normally or in a way beneficial to all. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| frond |
a long leaf with many small divisions. Ferns and palm trees have fronds. |
| integral |
being an essential part of the whole. |
| irrefutable |
impossible to disprove; indisputable. |
| Lilliputian |
(often lower case) very tiny; extremely small. |
| openhanded |
tending to give to others; generous. |
| perspicacity |
keenness of mental perception or grasp; astuteness. |
| pristine |
pure, fresh, or clean as new; unspoiled or unsullied. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |