| cachet |
prestige. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |