| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| capitulate |
to surrender or acquiesce. |
| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
| integral |
being an essential part of the whole. |
| interrelate |
to place in or come into a shared, mutual, or reciprocal relationship. |
| intonation |
the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, especially provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. |
| montage |
the technique of juxtaposing or superimposing images in a photograph or on motion picture film. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
| superficial |
of, pertaining to, or located on the surface. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |