| abhorrence |
a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror. |
| altruism |
unselfish concern for the well-being of others. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| cistern |
a tank or other receptacle for catching and storing water, especially rainwater. |
| denote |
to be a mark or sign of. |
| devoid |
not having something; totally lacking. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| ingrate |
an ungrateful person. |
| juxtapose |
to bring together for the purpose of side-by-side comparison or contrast. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| portal |
a doorway or entrance, especially a large and imposing one. |
| satirical |
containing or marked by the use of parody or irony to ridicule or denounce human corruptness or folly. |
| theorem |
a proposition or idea that can be proven by other formulas or propositions in mathematics, or deduced from accepted premises or assumptions in logic. |
| uniformity |
the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness. |