| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |