| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |