| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |