| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |