| Term | Definition |
| ranckle | to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in |
| parochial | of or pertaining to parish or parishes |
| ideology | the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc... that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group |
| dissemble | to give a false or misleading appearance to conceal the truth or real nature of |
| autocracy | government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch |
| inert | having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance |
| theocracy | a form of government in which god or a deity is recongnized as the supereme civil ruler, the god's or deity's laws being intepreted by the ecclesiastical authorities |
| faction | a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like |
| diabolic | having the qualities of devil; devilish, fiendish; outrageously wicked |
| abomination | something horrible: an object of intense disapproval or dislike |
| innate | present from birth; relating to qualities that person or animal is born with |
| ingratiate | seek to please somebody: to try to enter somebody's favor, esp. in order to gain advantage |
| corrobate | to make more certain; confirm |
| begrudge | To envy the possession or enjoyment of |
| clamor | loud outcry; a hubbub |
| covenant | an agreement (2 people) |
| formidable | causing fear, apprehension, or dread |
| providence | the foreseeing care and guidance of god or nature over the creatures of Earth |
| predilection | a tendency to think favorably of something in particular |