| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |