english vocab chapter fourteen

anarchy

lawlessness; absence of authority or rules

authoritarian

demanding or expecting total obedience

depravity

moral corruption; wickedness

meager

insufficient

predilection

tendency to like something

quixotic

idealistic but impractical; noble but unwise

salutary

beneficial

suppress

to put down by force

temerity

rash boldness; recklessness

turbulence

violent irregularity; as of motion, air or water