| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |