| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |