aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
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. |
cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
engender |
to create or give rise to. |
germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |