| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |