| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |