| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |