| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| cosmopolitan |
of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| demur |
to object or indicate opposition to something. |
| figment |
something imaginary or invented. |
| flippant |
disrespectful or indifferent to someone or something worthy of respect; shallowly humorous. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
| indeterminate |
not fixed, clear, or precise; indefinite or uncertain. |
| inscrutable |
impossible to comprehend or interpret; mysterious. |
| martinet |
a person who enforces very strict discipline, especially in the military. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| sentient |
having the capacity to receive sensations; able to perceive. |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable. |