| Term | Definition |
| Widower | a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried |
| Spareness | To refrain from doing harm: be lenient. Simple, no thrills |
| Parochial | narrowly restricted in outlook or scope |
| Ideology | an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation |
| Antagonistic | Opposing and actively competes with another |
| Junta | A council or small legislative body in a government |
| Theocracy | A system of government by priests claiming a divine commission |
| Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth |
| Dissembling | To give a false or misleading appearance to |
| Abominations | sources of utter disgust or intense dislike; hateful, disgusting actions |
| Inert | Having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance |