| absurdity |
the condition or quality of being absurd, of being completely contrary to logic or the normal order of things. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| despot |
a ruler who has complete power and authority. |
| egress |
an act, instance, method, or place of exit or emergence. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. |
| liaison |
a communication link between groups or between parts of an organization, or a person or group that performs this function. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| recourse |
that which may be turned to for assistance, protection, or a way out of a difficult situation. |
| revile |
to speak about or speak to with hostile insults; disparage or abuse. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |
| verbose |
using or characterized by many or superfluous words; wordy. |
| viscid |
of a gluelike consistency. |