| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |