| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| 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. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |