| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| 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. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |