| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |