| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |