| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |