baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
limn |
to paint or draw. |
panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |