| cuisine |
a particular type of cooking, especially that of a particular region, or the food in general that is prepared in this way. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| girth |
the length around something. |
| harmonious |
characterized by agreement or accord. |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be holy. |
| subversive |
tending or intended to undermine or cause the overthrow of an established authority, especially a national government. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. |