| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |