| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |