| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| 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. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |