| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |