| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| 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. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |