| aberrant |
straying from what is normal or usual; atypical; anomalous. |
| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| consequential |
coming after as an outcome or result. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| lampoon |
an attack through ridicule, as in an essay, cartoon, or comedy; satire. |
| perverse |
stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| reiterate |
to say again. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| sully |
to make dirty or tarnished. |
| tacit |
suggested, implied, or understood, without being expressed in words. |
| zealot |
a person who is excessively and often intolerantly enthusiastic, especially about a cause or religious faith; fanatic. |