| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |