| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |