| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |