| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |