| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |