A state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad

A filled-in drawing of the outline of an object

A short pithy instructive saying

A government administered primarily by nonelective officials

Having great physical beauty

Stubbornly resistant to authority or control

A casual or lighthearted feeling of unconcern

Using part of something to refer to the whole thing

Close observation of a person or group

A massive inexorable force

Immeasurably small

Repeated too often; overfamiliar through usage

A leader who seeks support by appealing to passions

Strange and unconventional behavior

Excessively or hypocritically pious

With little or no preparation or forethought