| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |