| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| deity |
a god or goddess. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| impetus |
something that urges or impels; a driving force. |
| infectious |
able to be given to others by infection. |
| ingratiate |
to seek or secure another's favor or approval for (oneself). |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| paltry |
small, trifling, or worthless. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| readjust |
to adapt oneself anew. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |