| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |