| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |