| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |