| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |