| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |