A Staggering Rat of Heartbreaking Something or Other "Oor Ratty. Your Ratty. A'body's Ratty."
20. alienate (verb) – To make estranged. The plummy pronunciation: “Ah – LIE – en – ate.”
21. hispid (adjective) – Bristly with whiskers, like a bull terrier’s snout.
22. torpor (noun) – Lethargy or inertia. “After consuming a burrito bigger than her head, Amy descended into a digestive torpor.”
23. asshat (pejorative) – I got it from Tartsy and it’s divine!
24. skivvies (noun) – Undergarments.
25. puffery (noun) – Exaggerated or false praise, flattery. “I charge, sir, that with that claim, you have committed puffery.”
26. circuitous (adjective) – Indirect, roundabout.
27. tripe (noun, slang) – Nonsense, balderdash, hooey.
28. tether (noun) – Leash, rope. “There is no more virtue in patience. I am at the end of my tether with your thinly-disguised passive-aggressive hostilities.”
29. désolée (exclamation, Fr.) – Sorry, too bad, regretful. ”’Désolée!’ said Miss Manners, feigning sadness as she stuffed the last Oyster Rockefeller into her mouth.
30. anathema (noun) – Something loathed or greatly disliked. “The last laugh was on Miss Manners. Oysters Rockerfeller are anathema to me.”
