| cachet |
prestige. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |