| Term | Definition |
|---|
| dishevel | (v) to undo and let fall loosely (hair or clothing) / to make (hair or clothing) untidy |
| disheveled | (adj) undone and loosely hanging; unkempt / in disarray; untidy |
| gallant | (adj) courageous, spirited, or chivalrous / majestic, grand, or showy / flirtatious or armorous (n) a courageous, spirited, or chivalrous man / a fashionable or courtly young man / an armorously attentive man or lover |
| gallantry | (n) admirable courage / courtesy or armorous attentiveness to women / a gallant action or utterance |
| garb | (n) clothes, esp. those characteristic of a particular profession, way of life, or the like / the external form or apperance of something (v) to place of fit clothes upon, or to cover as if with clothes |
| gibe | (v) to make mocking or derisive comments / to ridicule, taunt, or jeer at (n) a mocking or diversive comment |
| infuse | (v) to fill with, as if by pouring; instill / to fill or inspire |
| infusible | (adj) not able to be melted or fused / able to be infused |
| infusion | (n) something added or introduced / the act, process, or result of infusing / a liquid produced by infusing |
| jaunty | (adj) characterized by a light, lively, or confident manner / stylish or dashing in appearence |
| leach | (v) to extract (soluble matter) by means of a percolating liquid / to remove soluble matter from (a substance) by percolation / to pass or percolate (a liquid) through something, such as soil or rock / of a mineral, to be extracted or dissolved by a percolating liquid / to yeild or give up soluble matter by the same process / to pass or percolate through something, such as water or other liquids (n) the act or process of percolating a liquid through a substance to remove the soluble constituents / the permeable container or vessel used in such a process / the substance through which percolating liquid is passed, or the material extracted by percolation |
| malign | (v) to speak badly of; defame; slander (adj) evil in intent, effect, or character |
| malignity | (n) the condition or character of being malign or deadly / a malign act, feeling, or occurrence |
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