| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| stately |
dignified. |