| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |