| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |