| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |