| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |