1. Perpetual – continuing or enduring forever Inept – without skill or aptitude for a particular task Charismatic – characteristic capable of influencing or inspiring large numbers of people Naïve – having or showing lack of experience, judgment or information Lackadaisical – without interest, listless, lethargic Atrocities – acts of extreme cruelty Emaciated – abnormally lean or thin by gradually wasting away of flesh Permeated - to pass through every part of Quintessential – the most perfect embodiment of something

2. Facetiously – not meant to be taken seriously or literally Regime – a government in power Inexplicable – incapable of being accounted for or explained

3. Incessant (5)- ceaseless, unending Astute (7) – clever, cunning, ingenious Appeased (7) – to bring to a state of peace, quiet, calm Allegiance (8) – the loyalty of a citizen to his or her government

4. Glibly – thoughtlessly fluent Ecstatic – characterized by ecstasy Skeptically – showing doubt Indoctrinate – to instruct in a principle or ideology Cult – a group bound by sacred ideology Tremor – involuntary shaking of the body or limbs Tizzy – a nervous, excited state

5. Untethered – to release from confines Utopian – idealized perfection Trivial – of very little importance or value

6. Aghast – struck with overwhelming shock or amazement Obsessive – thinking or behaving in an excessive way Sinister – threatening evil or harm Antagonistic – hostile, unfriendly Recoiled – to draw or shrink back, as in alarm or horror Jeopardy – peril or danger

7. Brigade - a group of individuals organized for a particular purpose Ironically – characterized by mockery Idealistic – belief in things in their ideal form, rather than as they are Usurp – to seize and hold by force or without legal right Somber – gloomily dark, depressing