| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| censorious |
highly critical or disapproving. |
| contention |
a point asserted in argument or debate. |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| disinterest |
lack of bias or self-interest; impartiality. |
| felon1 |
a person who has committed a serious crime, such as murder, rape, or burglary, as opposed to a misdemeanor. |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or obliterated; permanent. |
| inscrutable |
impossible to comprehend or interpret; mysterious. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| precinct |
an area in a town or city that forms a separate district for voting or that is looked after by one police unit. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| slovenly |
careless or disgustingly dirty. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |