| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |