berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |