| anarchist |
a person who believes in, desires, or tries to realize a society or state without a government. |
| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
| concentric |
of circles or spheres, having the same middle point. |
| deviate |
to turn away from a direct course or one that has already been set. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| embalm |
to treat (a corpse) with preservatives before burial. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| introspection |
examination of one's own thoughts, emotions, and sensations; self-scrutiny. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |