| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |