| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |