| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |