| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |