Contravention
coming into conflict with
Ignominy
(n.) shame and disgrace
Ecclesiastical
having to do with the church or the clergy
Deign
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
Procreant
producing offspring
Felicity
happiness; bliss
Genteel
well-mannered; refined; polite
Interlocutor
someone who participates in a conversation
impulsiveness
humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
Rapacity
(n.) inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder
in conformance to or agreement with
Cavalier
prosaic
(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic
firmly established, long-standing; habitual
Flagrant
(adj.) extremely bad, glaring; scandalous, notorious
ran or flowed
Judicious
Pall
(v.) to lose in interest, attraction, or effectiveness; to become tiresome; (n.) a dark covering, something that conceals
corollary
(n.) a proposition that follows from one already proven; a natural consequence or result; (adj.) resultant or consequent
Vis-a-vis
face to face
Mucilaginous
Protestations
an emphatic declaration that something is or is not the case
polemic
Derision
Reticent
not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
Idiosyncrasies
minor peculiarities of personal behavior
Ex Ante
before the fact
Beseeching
ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat.
