| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |