| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |