| Term | Definition |
| predilection | preference; favorable inclination |
| rankle | to couse anger |
| citadel | a fortrell/strong hold |
| innate | inherent/existing in an individual scinse birth |
| defiled | to corrupt |
| ingratiating | to get someon's approval |
| communal | owned in common |
| junta | committee |
| insoluble | not able to desalve |
| paradox | self~contradicting statement |
| repression | restraint |
| dissenbling | concealing facts |
| faction | troblesome minority |
| abominations | loathsome acts |
| begrudge | to envy |
| deference | courteous respect |
| smirched | stained; dirty |
| trepidation | alarm |
| conjured | called upon by magic |
| partisan | supporter of a political party |
| calumny | slander |
| covenanted | held or bound by an agreement |
| contiguous | very close |
| iniquity | wichedness |
| defers | to delay |