Obnoxi"ous"
Acting without though or care
What is impetuous?
From the Latin word ambulare: one who makes a tour of inspection on foot
What is a perambulator?
Sparing in the use of words
What is terse?
To scold or criticize
What is to berate?
The killing of one's brother or sister
What is fratricide?
Sharp tasting or sour
What is acidulous?
From the Latin word laudare: praiseworthy
What is laudable?
Lacking originality
What is trite?
To criticize in an abusive or angry manner
What is to revile?
Of or due from a son or daughter
What is filial?
Given to sudden and unaccountable changes in behavior
What is capricious?
From the Latin word mutare: to change from one word to another
What is transmute?
The sound of a bell
What is a knell?
A forceful and bitter attack against someone or something
What is a diatribe?
Relating or denoting people derived from the same ancestor or blood
What is consanguine?
Having ready insight into and understanding of things
What is perspicacious?
From the Latin word mollire: something that softens or soothes
What is emollient?
An insulting or mocking remark
What is a gibe?
A lengthy and aggressive speech
What is an harangue?
The practice of marrying within a specific social or ethnic group, rejecting those from others as unsuitable for marriage
What is endogamous?
Excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily
What is unctuous?
From the Latin god Bacchus: riotously drunken
What is bacchanalian?
Giving an impression of vague unworldliness
What is fey?
To blame or insult in strong or violent language
What is to vituperate?
A descendent of a notable family (or a young shoot or twig from a plant)
What is a scion?