| avuncular |
of, concerning, or like an uncle; kind; benevolent. |
| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| endorse |
to give support to; approve of. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| incognito |
in disguise; under a false identity. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| ire |
anger or wrath. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| outstrip |
to exceed or surpass. |
| provincial |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |