| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |