| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |