| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |