| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| 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. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |