| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| covetous |
desiring that which belongs to another; wanting possessions; greedy. |
| gaffe |
a crude social error; blunder; faux pas. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| infallible |
incapable of error. |
| martinet |
a person who enforces very strict discipline, especially in the military. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| resurrect |
to restore to life or good standing; raise out of death or disrepute. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |