| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |