| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |