Tags & Description
Raiment
clothing; garments
pejorative
having a negative effect; insulting
onus
a burden; responsibility or obligation
masochist
one who enjoys his or her own pain or suffering
immutable
unchangeable; fixed
hybrid
anything of mixed origin
idiosyncrasy
peculiar personality
gratuitous
unnecessary or uncalled for
grandiose
impressive; showy; magnificent
garish
tasteless or gaudy
emanate
to come forth; to send forth
eclectic
choosing from various sources
bucolic
pertaining to the countryside; rural rustic
adulterate
to make impure; to contaminate
onerous
burdensome; heavy, hard to endure
fissure
a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separate
Dessicate
to become thoroughly dried or dried up
caveat
a warning or caution
cessation
completely stopping; discontinue
Delineate
to describe or outline with precision
defile
to make foul, dirty or unclean
impious
not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God
elixir
absolute embodiment of anything
epitome
possessing to a high degree
garrulous
excessively talking in a random, roundabout manner
affectation
an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed
redolent
having a pleasant odor; fragrant
sapient
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment
scintillate
to emit sparks or flash
languid
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
dichotomy
division of two parts
eschew
to keep away from; to shun, avoid
fatuous
foolish; inane or silly
ferret
to search or drive out
adroit
skillful, clever
affluence
wealth
agape
open-mouthed
ignominy
public shame; disgrace
gibe
to scoff; to ridicule
knell
sound made by a bell; often for a slow death
laconic
using few words; short, concise
patent
evident, obvious
rationalize
to make an excuse for
sagacious
wise, having keen perception
callow
young and inexperienced
censure
to criticize sharply
deride
to ridicule; to mock
finesse
diplomacy; tact; artful management
gambol
to frolic; to romp about playfully
imperious
domineering; haughty
hackneyed
commonplace; overused
harbringer
an omen or sign
grotesque
absurd; distorted
immolate
to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire
machination
evil design or plan
sedulous
hard working; dilligent
nubile
suitable for marriage in age or physique; referring to female
quagmire
swamp; difficult or inextricable situation
recondite
difficult to understand; profound