| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| 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. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |