| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |