| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |