| unilateral | adj. relating to, occurring on, or involving one side only |
| omnipotent | adj. almighty or infinite in power, as God. |
| totalitarian | adj. of or pertaining to a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life. |
| nihilism | n. total rejection of established laws and institutions |
| replete | adj. abundantly supplied or provided; filled |
| minutia | n. precise details; small or trifling matters |
| throng | n. a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd. |
| incredulous | adj. not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical. |
| sardonic | adj. characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin. |
| usurp | v. to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: |
| squalid | adj. foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy. |
| inscrutable | adj. incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable. |
| propitiate | v. to make favorably inclined |
| stolid | adj. not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive |
| seer | n. a person who sees; observer. |
| recompense | v. to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc |
| drone | n. the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey. |
| reprove | v. to prove again |
| despondent | adj. feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom: |
| exult | v.to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant: |
| repugnant | adj.distasteful, objectionable, or offensive |
| engender | v. to produce, cause, or give rise to |
| query | n. a question; an inquiry. |
| emanate | v. . to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate. |
| satiate | v. to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit. |
| overt | adj. open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret |