| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |