| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |