| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |