| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |