| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |