| brusque |
impolitely abrupt in speech or actions; curt. |
| demur |
to object or indicate opposition to something. |
| discontinuous |
interrupted or intermittent; not without pause or break. |
| electorate |
a body of those entitled to participate in an election; qualified voters, as a group. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, especially provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. |
| lamentable |
deserving to be mourned or regretted; deplorable; unfortunate; disappointing. |
| parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
| revere |
to respect or admire greatly. |
| ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| sedulous |
steady and persistent in an action or duty; diligent. |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |