| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |