| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |