| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| confederation |
the act or process of confederating or allying. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| eulogize |
to speak or write high praise of, or make a formal tribute to (usually a dead person). |
| euphemism |
the word or expression so substituted. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| incorporeal |
without material being; bodiless; insubstantial. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| onerous |
unwanted, unpleasant, and burdensome. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. |
| surveillance |
a close watch or observation, especially of a person or group of people under suspicion. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |
| vehement |
intensely emotional; impassioned; heated. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |