| aberrant |
straying from what is normal or usual; atypical; anomalous. |
| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| constrain |
to keep within tight restrictions; confine. |
| innate |
belonging to or existing in someone or some organism from the time of birth; inborn. |
| instigate |
to purposely agitate or incite; provoke; foment. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| pellucid |
extremely clear in meaning. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| potable |
fit for drinking. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| redolent |
suggesting or recalling (usually followed by "of"). |
| requisite |
required or essential. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |