| 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. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |