| anomalous |
differing from the norm, standard, or common type or rule; abnormal. |
| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| euphemism |
the word or expression so substituted. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| finite |
limited in number, quantity, or duration; capable of being measured. (Cf. infinite.) |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| landlocked |
without any access to the sea. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| realign |
to come to a new relationship or set of alliances, as countries or political factions. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| short-term |
covering, lasting, or completed in a short period. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |