| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |