| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |