| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |