| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |