| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| 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. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |