| A | B |
|---|
| dystopian | imaginary society that is dehumanized and unpleasant |
| utopian | perfect society |
| oligarchy | government run by small number of wealthy or powerful people |
| socialist | advocating for a society based on cooperation not competition |
| incongruous | out of place; inappropriate |
| cavil | make petty or unnecessary objections |
| toiled | work extremely hard or incessantly |
| Nietzsche | mad nineteenth century philosopher |
| ecclesiastical | related to the Christian Church or its clergy |
| clarion-call | strongly expressed demand or request for action |
| monotony | lack of variety and interest |
| metaphysician | someone who studies metaphysics and attempts to clarify how people understand the world |
| phenomena | circumstances observed |
| aberration | departing from the normal |
| anarchist | someone who seeks to violently overturn the government |
| primeval | related to the first age or ages |
| irrefragable | not to be disputed or contested |
| cocksureness | completely confident in one's own mind |
| benefaction | a good deed |
| empiric | quack, charlatan |
| plenitude | fullness in quantity, abundance |
| prodigious | extraordinary in size |
| doctrines | a system of teachings relating to a particular subject |
| buttresses | any prop or support |
| mercenaries | working or acting merely for money or other reward |
| abstruse | difficult to understand |
| proletariat | working class people regarded collectively |
| nascent | displaying signs of future potential; coming into existence |
| tacit | understanding or implied without being stated |
| unheeding | not paying attention |
| caterwauling | shrill howling or wailing noise |
| sham | something not purported to be what it is |
| appareled | to dress or adorn |
| purpled | imperial, regal, or princely rank or position |
| disproofs | proof to the contrary, refutation |
| menace | something threatening to cause evil, harm, injury; a threat |
| soap box | improvised speaking platform usually on the street |
| castigation | to criticize or reprimand severely |
| testimony | statement of a witness under oath, usually in court |
| free-agent | selfdetermining; not responsible to a higher authority |
| expedient | propoer under the circumstances; a means to an end |
| gargantuan | huge |
| perilous | full of danger or risk |
| complacent | smug or written satisfaction |
| meagre | lacking in quality or quantity |
| patronize | to behave in an offensively condescending manner; to support as in an artist |
