| abrade |
to rub away by friction; erode. |
| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| chaste |
not having committed fornication or adultery. |
| detachment |
a feeling or condition of being impartial or uninvolved. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| intuition |
the power to know or understand something without thinking it through in a logical way. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, especially provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. |