contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |