| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |