| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |