| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| centennial |
having to do with a one hundredth anniversary. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| elliptical |
tending toward or characterized by an economy of expression that creates ambiguity or obscurity, often purposefully. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| panache |
a confidently stylish, dashing, or flamboyant manner. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |
| unnoticed |
not seen, perceived, or discovered. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |