| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |