| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |