| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |