| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |