| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |