| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |