| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |