| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |