| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |