| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |