| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |