| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |