| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |