| affinity |
a strong sense of liking; a natural attraction or sympathy. |
| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| forbearance |
the act or capability of refraining or holding back. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| pittance |
a contemptibly small portion, amount, or payment. |
| posthumous |
beginning, occurring, or continuing after one's death. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| sublime |
exalted or noble; lofty. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |