Abstract

Adjective

difficult to understand

Anarchy

Noun

absence or denial of any authority or established order

Capitulate

Verb

to surrender often after negotiation of terms 

Comatose

Adjective

characterized by lethargic inertness

concept

Noun

something conceived in the mind

Eclectic

Adjective

composed of elements drawn from various sources

Enervate

Adjective

lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor

Engender

Verb

to cause to exist or to develop

Entrench

Verb

to place (oneself) in a strong defensive position

Fatalist

Noun

a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them

Fatuous

Adjective

complacently or inanely foolish

Hypothesis

Noun

an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument

Ideology

Noun

a systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture

Incontrovertible

Adjective

not open to question

Kinetic

Adjective

of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy

libel

Noun

a written or oral defamatory statement or representation that conveys an unjustly unfavorable impression

Lugubrious

Adjective

exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful

metamorphosis

Noun

change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means

obsequious

Adjective

marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

Paradigm

Noun

an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype.  Example, pattern.

Recapitulate

Verb

to restate briefly

Soporific

Adjective

marked by sleepiness or lethargy

Superfluous

Adjective

exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

Tautology

Noun

needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word

Taxonomy

Noun

the study of the general principles of scientific classification

Theory

Noun

the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another

Vilify

Verb

to lower in estimation or importance

Antithesis

Noun

the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences

Demagogue

Noun

a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people

Despot

Noun

a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power

Diffident

Adjective

restrained or reserved in manner

Infallible

Adjective

absolutely trustworthy or sure

Indictment

Noun

any charge, accusation, serious criticism, or cause for blame

Immutably

Adverb

Done in an unchangeable way.

Idiosyncrasy

Noun

a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individua

Iconoclast

Noun

a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc

Litigate

Verb

to carry on a legal contest by judicial process

Malevolent

Adjective

arising from intense often vicious ill wil

Mollify

Verb

to soothe in temper or disposition

Neurosis

Noun

a mental and emotional disorder that affects only part of the personality

Ostentatious

Adjective

marked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display

Psychosis

Noun

undamental derangement of the mind

Reciprocal

Adjective

inversely related

Specific

Adjective

constituting or falling into a specifiable category

Subtle

Adjective

difficult to understand or perceive

Totalitarian

Adjective

of or relating to centralized control by an autocratic leader or hierarchy