ultimatum
The final demand before stated consequences for failure to accept are enacted.
militarism
The glorification of military might.
U-boat
A German miitary submarine during World War I.
atrocity
An extreme act of horror perpetrated against innocent victims.
pandemic
An infection spread across a large self-contained land mass.
reparations
Recompense for past wrongs.
tedious
Boring, tiresome and dull beyond belief; repetitively irritating.
cynicism
A philosophy characterized by immediate mistrust and expressed with scornful sarcasm.
deprecate
A strongly expressed sense of disapproval.
vehemently
Done or expressed with aggressive force and purpose.
exacerbate
Making a bad situation worse.
poignant
Characterized by being more emotionally touching than usual.
audaciously
Boldly; triumphantly rebellious.
verbosity
Given to an extreme wordiness.
impetuous
An impulse; stimulated by an immediate emotion rather than delayed logic.
dissuade
Persuading someone to not do a thing rather than to do it.
supplant
To take over for or take the place of.
scrutiny
Very close and precise examination.
dissemble
To conceal the truth by giving the appearance of being truthful.
feckless
Irresponsible and unreliable; untrusted to get the job done.
exhume
To remove a corpse from its place of burial for forensic examination.
piquant
Pungent or zesty in flavor.
propinquinty
Proximity to something; similarity; the quality of being near.
