| anomalous |
differing from the norm, standard, or common type or rule; abnormal. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| hilarity |
noisy or boisterous merriment. |
| impasse |
a situation that allows no escape or solution; stalemate. |
| invariably |
without ever a change; on every occasion. |
| lenient |
not strict with rules; tolerant. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| profane |
irreverent or irreligious; blasphemous. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |