| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |