| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |