| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |