| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |