| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |