| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |