| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| ferocity |
the quality or state of being cruelly savage or fierce. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| nullify |
to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| opprobrium |
a condition of disgrace or shame; ignominy. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| prodigy |
a person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. |
| quorum |
the number of members that an organization's rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |