| cabal |
a small group of people engaged in a secret plot, usually of a political nature. |
| histrionic |
done in a theatrical, emotional, or affected manner; overly dramatic. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| inopportune |
occurring at an undesirable or unreasonable time. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| peevish |
irritable or easily annoyed; ill-tempered. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| psyche |
the mental makeup of a person or group. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| sally |
a sudden forward attack or rush from a defensive position by a military force. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |