despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
fungible |
interchangeable. |
gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |