| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |