| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |