| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |