| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |