| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| caricature |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance. |
| egotistical |
self-centered or selfish. |
| facile |
acting or working in an easy, effortless manner. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| jollity |
the state or quality of being merry; gaiety. |
| natal |
of or concerning one's birth. |
| rabble1 |
a confused and uncontrolled crowd; disorderly mob. |
| revere |
to respect or admire greatly. |
| sedate |
composed and dignified. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |
| unsubstantiated |
lacking the evidence or verification needed to establish as true. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |