| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |