| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |