| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |