| cater |
to supply food or other service. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| intermittent |
alternately stopping and starting with pauses in between. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| philanthropist |
one who engages in charitable activities. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| singe |
to burn slightly on the surface, end, or edge. |
| stoic |
showing little or no reaction to painful or pleasant experiences; unmoved; impassive. |
| sunder |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide. |
| uninformative |
conveying little or no knowledge or understanding. |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. |