| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |