| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |