Incumbent
- A person who holds an office or position
- Already holding office or position
- Required as a duty or obligation
Recumbent
Reclining; lying down
Succumb
- To yield; to give in or give up, especially to a powerful force or desire
- To die
Hypochondria
A psychological disorder characterized by the illusory conviction that one is ill or in pain, or likely to become so
Hypothesis
- A theory or explanation that leads to further investigation for proof or disproof
- An assumption on which a conclusion or decision is based
Cataclysm
A disaster or catastrophe on such a large scale that biological, environmental, or cultural elements are permanently altered or irreparably lost to the earth
Catapult
- An ancient mechanical device for hurling missiles
- A modern mechanism for launching aircraft from the deck of a ship
- To hurl or launch suddenly; to spring up
Subjective
- Concentrating on the self in the expression of feelings and perceptions
- Relating to personal opinions and thought processes rather than factual information or universal experience
Sublimate
To turn aside an instinctual, perhaps primitive, impulse in favor of a more socially or culturally acceptable activity
Suborn
- To introduce a person in secret to commit a misdeed or a crime
- To induce someone to give false testimony
Subterfuge
An artifice, devise, or evasion to hide or avoid something, or to escape an outcome
Verisimilitude
A thing or a quality that appears true or real
Verity
- The condition or quality of being true or accurate
2. A belief, principle, or statement expressing some basic human truth
Aver
To affirm; to declare or attest to positively or dogmatically
