| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |