| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| 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. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |