| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |