| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. |
| devotee |
an eager or serious follower or enthusiast. |
| dint |
force or impact. |
| dub1 |
to name or call. |
| excoriate |
to denounce or criticize severely. |
| labyrinthine |
complex and intricate to the point of being puzzling. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| luxuriant |
growing thickly and in great numbers; lush. |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |
| vibrant |
full of energy, life, or constant activity. |