| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |