| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |