animadversion /an·uh·mud·VUR·zhun/
n. harsh criticism or disapproval |
argot /AHR·go/
n. a specialized vocabulary particular to a specific group of people |
circumlocution /sir·kum·low·KYOO·shun/
n. using many words to express an idea that could be expressed using a few |
confabulist /cun·FAB·yoo·list/
n. a person who likes to chat |
contumacious /kon·tuh·MAY·shus/
adj. obstinate; willfully disobedient |
discommodious /dis·cum·MODE·eeus/
adj. Causing trouble or inconvenience; troublesome, annoying |
excursus /ik·SKUR·sus/
n. a digression, a tangent |
flagitious /fluh·JISH·us/
adj. shamefully wicked, criminal or scandalous; corrupt |
gallimaufry /gal·uh·MAW·free/
n. a medley, a hodgepodge, a potpourri |
hebetude /HEB·uh·tyood/
n. lethargy; mental dullness; lack of alertness |
jejune /zhuh·ZHOON/
adj. lacking interest or significance, dull, uninteresting |
legerdemain /lej·ur·duh·MAIN/
n. sleight of hand, or skillful deception |
louche /LOOSH/
adj. dubious; of questionable intent or morality |
maunder /MON·dur/
v. to talk incoherently; to ramble |
meretricious /mer·uh·TRISH·us/
adj. falsely attractive |
myrmidon /MUR·muh·don/
n. a faithful follower who follows commands without questioning them |
obstreperous /ub·STREP·ur·us/
adj. noisily and stubbornly defiant, unruly; noisy, clamorous or boisterous |
opprobrium /uh·PRO·bree·um/
n. disgrace, infamy, or reproach; the cause of shame or infamy |
panjandrum /pan·JAN·drum/
n. a self-important, overbearing or pompous person |
pellucid /puh·LOO·sid/
adj. transparent, clear; easily understandable |
pestiferous /pes·TIF·ur·us/
adj. evil or damaging; bothersome, annoying, irritating |
ragmatical /rag·MAT·ih·kull/
adj. ill-behaved, wild, raucous, riotous |
raillery /RAY·luh·ree/
n. good-humored banter or teasing |
recreant /REEK·ree·unt/
adj. cowardly, craven or spineless |
rodomontade /rod·uh·mun·TODD/
n. vain, pretentious bluster; pompous self-indulgent ranting |
salmagundi /sal·muh·GUN·dee/
n. a mixture, an assortment, a potpourri |
tergiversation /tur·jiv·ur·SAY·shun/
n. the act of being deliberately ambiguous or evasive |
turbid /TUR·bid/
adj. disturbed, disordered, confused |
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