| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |