| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |