| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |