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::: recalcitrant - disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child
::: ratiocination - reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically
::: pervasive - spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate
::: improvise - compose on the spur of the moment
::: interdict - prohibit; forbid; N.
::: wreak - inflict; Ex. wreak one's vengeance on
::: fermentation - chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation
::: eccentricity - oddity; idiosyncrasy
::: trajectory - path taken by a projectile; Ex. trajectory of a bullet
::: surveillance - close observation of a person (esp. one under suspicion); watching; guarding