| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| emanate |
to come or send forth; issue or emit. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| hew |
to follow or obey strictly. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| opinionated |
having definite and unchangeable views of things, often seemingly on all subjects. |
| personable |
pleasing in appearance or manner; friendly; attractive. |
| pitfall |
an unexpected or hidden danger. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| theocracy |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority. |