| boor |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person. |
| illustrious |
highly renowned; celebrated; glorious. |
| loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| maternal |
of, having to do with, or like a mother. |
| misinterpret |
to comprehend incorrectly; misunderstand. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| nonchalant |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| reciprocate |
to give (feelings or things) in return. |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |