| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |