| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |