| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |