| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |