| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |