| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |