insurgency
an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
stateliness
impressiveness in scale or proportion
discordant
not in agreement or harmony
conscript
enroll into service compulsorily
oscillate
move or swing from side to side regularly
sinuous
curved or curving in and out
denizen
a plant or animal naturalized in a region
prevaricate
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
orotund
ostentatiously lofty in style
emir
an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
induce
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
felicitous
exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
coercion
using force to cause something to occur
excoriate
express strong disapproval of
mercurial
liable to sudden unpredictable change
pilfer
make off with belongings of others
volatile
a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor
rostrum
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
deviation
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
