| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| arrogance |
the condition or quality of being arrogant; having too much pride or belief in one's superiority. |
| confederation |
the act or process of confederating or allying. |
| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| nascent |
coming into being or starting to develop. |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. |
| pronouncement |
a formal or official declaration. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| statute |
a law made by a legislature, as opposed to one established by the courts. |
| unexceptionable |
without flaw or fault; beyond objection or criticism. |
| visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. |