| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |