despot |
a ruler who has complete power and authority. |
disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. |
fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. |
mote |
a fine particle of dust; speck. |
nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
prevaricate |
to lie, mislead, or conceal the truth deliberately. |
simultaneous |
existing, happening, or done at the same time. |
tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
theorem |
a proposition or idea that can be proven by other formulas or propositions in mathematics, or deduced from accepted premises or assumptions in logic. |
turncoat |
one who changes from one party, allegiance, or the like, to the opposite, especially a traitor. |