| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |