brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |