| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |