An act carried out by a public official that cannot be legally justified or that conflicts with the law

A vertical column that is part of a building or other structure and can be either a support or decoration

The act of thinking deeply and carefully about something

Extending to or situated at a great depth

Brave, determined, and impossible to defeat or frighten

Said or done in a slow, hesitant, and careful way that reveals a lack of confidence

Go back; go farther away; slope

Dull because of being too familiar

Require somebody to do something; force somebody to something; make someone feel indebted

Intense scorn; to look down on someone or something

Acting in a way that does not assume superiority

Morally right

Shockingly evil or wicked