aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |