| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |