astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |