| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |