vermilion
1 : a vivid reddish orange
2 : a bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulfide; broadly : any of various red pigments
stratification
1 a : the act or process of stratifying
b : the state of being stratified
2 : a stratified formation
solicitous
1 : manifesting or expressing solicitude a solicitous inquiry about his health
2 : full of concern or fears : apprehensive solicitous about the future
3 : meticulously careful solicitous in matters of dress
4 : full of desire : eager
sedition
: incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
queue
1 : a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
2 : a waiting line especially of persons or vehicles
3 a : a sequence of messages or jobs held in temporary storage awaiting transmission or processing
b : a data structure that consists of
opulent
: exhibiting or characterized by opulence: such as
a : having a large estate or property : wealthy
b : amply or plentifully provided or fashioned often to the point of ostentation
guile
1 : deceitful cunning : duplicity
2 obsolete : stratagem, trick
garish
1 : clothed in vivid colors
2 a : excessively or disturbingly vivid
b : offensively or distressingly bright : glaring
3 : tastelessly showy : flashy
courtesan
: a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or upper-class clientele
coiffure
: a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or upper-class clientele
clemency
1 a : disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
chastise
1 : to censure severely : castigate
2 : to inflict punishment on (as by whipping)
3 : archaic
capitulate
1 archaic : parley, negotiate
2 a : to surrender often after negotiation of terms
b : to cease resisting : acquiesce
autocratic
1 : of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
2 : characteristic of or resembling an autocrat : despotic
advocate
1 : one who pleads the cause of another; specifically : one who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court
2 : one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal
3 : one who supports or promotes the interests of a cause or group