| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |