| absolve |
to free from consequences, blame, or guilt. |
| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| despot |
a ruler who has complete power and authority. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| inveterate |
persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| profane |
irreverent or irreligious; blasphemous. |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |
| stricture |
that which restricts or constrains. |
| susceptible |
easily influenced or impressed (usually followed by "to"). |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| vogue |
a popular fashion or style. |