| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |