| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| irksome |
causing annoyance; bothersome or tiresome. |
| irrevocable |
impossible to take back, undo, or cancel. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| monotony |
tiresome lack of variation. |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. |
| portal |
a doorway or entrance, especially a large and imposing one. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |
| timorous |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |