| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |