| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |