| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| impecunious |
lacking funds; penniless. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| lamentable |
deserving to be mourned or regretted; deplorable; unfortunate; disappointing. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| manacle |
a metal fetter like a bracelet, usually one of a pair linked by a chain, used to shackle the wrists; handcuff. |
| pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| revere |
to respect or admire greatly. |
| sacrosanct |
so important or revered as to be beyond any alteration or criticism. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |