| anomalous |
differing from the norm, standard, or common type or rule; abnormal. |
| aural2 |
of or relating to the ear or hearing. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| derogatory |
having the purpose or effect of detracting; disparaging. |
| emanate |
to come or send forth; issue or emit. |
| equilibrium |
a state of balance between two or more forces. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| insensible |
without normal sensations; unconscious. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, especially provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. |
| maniacal |
marked by wildness, craziness, and violence. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| substantive |
of or pertaining to the fundamental nature or concerns of something; essential. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |