| absolutist |
of or relating to government by total, unrestrained power. |
| ambivalence |
the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| conformist |
one who tends to act in accordance or compliance with established standards or norms. |
| constituent |
forming a part of something. |
| enormity |
the quality of surpassing moral limits; offensive or disgraceful character. |
| equable |
not varying extremely or suddenly; uniform; stable. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| partisan |
devoted to or favoring a particular cause, group, political party, or the like. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| tempestuous |
characterized by disturbance or commotion; stormy; turbulent. |