| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |