| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| 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. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |