apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
avow |
to assert or affirm. |
boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |