| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |