| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |