| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |