| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |