| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |