| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |