cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |