| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |