| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |