| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |