| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |