| absolutist |
of or relating to government by total, unrestrained power. |
| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| celibate |
abstaining from sexual relations, especially because of having taken a vow. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| exemplify |
to serve as an illustration of. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| figment |
something imaginary or invented. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| morass |
something that hinders passage or engulfs an unwary person. |
| phenomenal |
amazing or extraordinary. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| regress |
to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |