| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |