| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |