| adage |
an old familiar saying that shows the wisdom of a group of people; proverb. |
| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| gibberish |
written or spoken words that are unintelligible, needlessly obscure, or without coherent meaning. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |