| agrarian |
pertaining to the ownership, tenure, or cultivation of land. |
| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| dogmatic |
asserting beliefs and opinions as though they were proven facts. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| harangue |
a long, vehement, and often pompous speech or piece of writing, especially such a speech delivered in public; tirade. |
| ingénue |
an inexperienced or artless girl or the role of a such a girl in a dramatic presentation. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| propensity |
a natural or inborn tendency, aptitude, or preference (often followed by an infinitive or "for"). |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |