| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |