| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |