| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |