| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |