| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |