| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| decadent |
tending to indulge in sensual pleasures; hedonistic. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| impenetrable |
impossible to enter; impervious. |
| implacable |
not to be pacified or diverted; unappeasable or inexorable. |
| ingrate |
an ungrateful person. |
| irreverent |
not having or showing respect. |
| libel |
in law, written or printed matter that is false, damages a person's reputation or material well-being, and arises from malice or extreme negligence. |
| neurotic |
suffering from needless fears and worries. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| proximity |
the condition, quality, or fact of being near or close; nearness. |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| venial |
able to be excused, pardoned, or forgiven, as a minor error, offense, or sin. (Cf. mortal.) |