| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |