| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |