| derogatory |
having the purpose or effect of detracting; disparaging. |
| detachment |
a feeling or condition of being impartial or uninvolved. |
| inexplicable |
unable to be explained or interpreted. |
| infelicity |
the quality or condition of being inappropriate, or unfortunate in the given circumstances. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| infraction |
an act or instance of breaking or violating, usually a rule or law; violation or breach. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| lieu |
the place formerly occupied by something or someone. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| predominant |
being the chief or greatest in importance, status, influence, or the like. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |