| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |