| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |