| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |