| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |