| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |