| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stately |
dignified. |