| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |