| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |