| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |