| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |