| aerate |
to expose to the circulation or chemical action of air in order to ventilate or cleanse. |
| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| conformist |
one who tends to act in accordance or compliance with established standards or norms. |
| covetous |
desiring that which belongs to another; wanting possessions; greedy. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| obnoxious |
offensive or not pleasant. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| repercussion |
(usually plural) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| rue1 |
to regret, repent of, or feel sorry about. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |