| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |