| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |