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Atonement
reparation for a wrong or injury
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Bicameral
having two branches or chambers
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decalogue
the ten comandments
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decimate
kill, destroy, or move a large percentage or part of
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dichotomy
a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different
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double-think
the acceptence of or mental capacity to accept contrary opinions or beliefs at the same time
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millennium
a period of a thousand years
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nihilism
the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the blief that life is meaningless
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penultimate
last but one in a series of things, second to last
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primeval
of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world
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protocol
the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions
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quatrain
a stanza of four lines, one having alternate rhymes
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Quintessence
the most perfect or typical example of quality or class
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tessellated
decorate (a floor) with mosaics
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untrammeled
not depreived of freedom of action or expression, not restricted of hampered
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