| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| 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. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |