| camaraderie |
friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group. |
| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| decorum |
properness of behavior, manner, appearance, or the like; dignity; propriety. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| doctrinaire |
dogmatically adhering to a theory or a school of thought, regardless of its practicality. |
| hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| infelicity |
the quality or condition of being inappropriate, or unfortunate in the given circumstances. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, especially provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. |
| maritime |
of or relating to sea ships or navigation of the sea. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| precinct |
an area in a town or city that forms a separate district for voting or that is looked after by one police unit. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |