| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |