| 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. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |