| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| conductive |
having the ability to allow the passage of electricity |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| entourage |
a group of people who accompany another person as attendants or associates; retinue. |
| fop |
a man who is highly concerned with, and often vain about, his appearance and manners; dandy. |
| increment |
a rise or addition in number or value, often small. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| infectious |
able to be given to others by infection. |
| misjudge |
to hold an unjustified opinion of. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| transgression |
the act or an instance of violating a law, religious commandment, or the like; sin; crime; trespass. |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |