| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |