| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |