| awry |
in an unplanned and undesired direction. |
| candor |
the quality of openness, honesty, and straightforwardness in expression. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| invariable |
not subject to change; consistently the same. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| martinet |
a person who enforces very strict discipline, especially in the military. |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| orientation |
the act or process of preparing oneself or others for a new situation. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| serenity |
the condition or quality of being untroubled, peaceful, or tranquil. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |