| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |