| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |