| abhorrence |
a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror. |
| bland |
without interest, spirit, or excitement; dull; indifferent. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| egress |
an act, instance, method, or place of exit or emergence. |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| pinion2 |
to restrain (someone) by binding the arms. |
| pronouncement |
a formal or official declaration. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| succinct |
briefly but clearly stated; concise. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |