| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |