| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |