| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |