| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |