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Word List AlphabeticallyAstute - adjective - of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis. Burlesque - Noun - An artistic composition, especially literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity. Cloying - Adjective - Overly ingratiating or sentimental. Demure - Adjective - characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved. Expurgate - Verb - to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness. Fawning - Noun - a young deer, especially an unweaned one. |