| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |