| adept |
having great skill or ability. |
| antecedent |
an event, circumstance, or thing coming before another. |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| ethereal |
highly refined; unworldly. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| realign |
to come to a new relationship or set of alliances, as countries or political factions. |
| tincture |
an alcohol solution containing a medicinal substance. |
| tremulous |
trembling or wavering, or inclined to tremble or waver. |