| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |