advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
benign |
causing little or no harm. |
bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
extrude |
to force out; expel. |
fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |