| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |