| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |