| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |