| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |