| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |