| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |