| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |