| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |