| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |