cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
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. |
travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |