| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |