| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |