| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |