| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |