| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| disquiet |
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. |
| gubernatorial |
of or pertaining to the office of governor or to a governor. |
| hew |
to follow or obey strictly. |
| impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. |
| infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. |
| lionize |
to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person. |
| naturalistic |
exhibiting or pertaining to naturalism. |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| postulate |
to assert as something true, especially as a basis for reasoning. |
| procure |
to get or get hold of by effort; obtain. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |
| unexceptionable |
without flaw or fault; beyond objection or criticism. |