| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |