codify = arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N.
code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing;
collection of laws, rules, established social customs
conflagration = great fire
subliminal = below the threshold of conscious perception;
Ex. subliminal advertisement
duplicity = double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest
and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous
epithet = word or phrase characteristically used to describe
a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)
peon = landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial
worker; N. peonage
thematic = of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea
plight = difficult condition; condition or state (esp. a bad
state or condition); predicament



bestow = confer
addendum = addition; appendix to book; something that
is added (as at the end of a speech or book)
anonymity = state of being nameless; anonymousness;
ADJ. anonymous
maritime = bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of
the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces
solicit = entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit
votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer
fatuous = smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly;
N. fatuity, fatuousness
ingrained = deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained
dirt/prejudice
inclement = stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement
biting = sharply painful to the body or mind; Ex. biting
wind/remarks
pronounced = distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced
limp
abstain = refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally
not
meditation = reflection; thought; V. meditate
unguent = ointment
sift = put through a sieve to separate fine from coarse particles;
sort or examine carefully