| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| fissure |
a narrow crevice or other opening, especially one caused by splitting. |
| incantation |
the words or sounds that are uttered or chanted as part of a magical ritual or spell, or the act of uttering such words or sounds. |
| indict |
to formally accuse (someone) of a crime in a court of law after studying evidence. |
| insurrection |
an act or instance of open rebellion against a government or other authority; uprising. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| moderation |
the avoidance of excesses or extremes, especially in behavior. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| tribulation |
severe suffering or affliction; distress. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |