| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |