obligatory
required by compulsion or convention
decadence
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
avant-garde
radically new or original
celestial
of heaven or the spirit
tyranny
a government in which a single person assumes absolute control
perpetrate
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
secular
not concerned with or devoted to religion
rabble
common people, lower classes
bleak
offering little or no hope
frivolity
something of little value or significance
cadaver
a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected
subversive
in opposition to an established system or government
diabolical
showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness
astray
away from the right path or direction
emanate
proceed or issue forth, as from a source
stupor
marginal consciousness
pretext
a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason
Coup d'etat
sudden and decisive change of government by force
carnage
the savage and excessive killing of many people
belligerent
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
blunt
characterized by directness in manner or speech
ransack
steal goods; take as spoils
fatalism
a doctrine that all events are predetermined in advance
circumspect
careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
veritable
being truly so called; real or genuine