| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |