| absolutist |
of or relating to government by total, unrestrained power. |
| condescension |
patronizing, arrogant behavior or attitude. |
| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. |
| cubicle |
any very small room or partitioned space, as in an office or dormitory. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| havoc |
ruin or devastation. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| mote |
a fine particle of dust; speck. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. |
| untimely |
not occurring at a convenient or appropriate time; poorly timed. |
| wreak |
to carry out or cause. |