| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |