| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |