| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| foreseeable |
capable of being anticipated or predicted. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. |
| lithe |
characterized by light, graceful, flexible movements. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| penchant |
a strong liking for or inclination towards something. |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| revulsion |
violent dislike and disgust; abhorrence; loathing. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |