| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |