argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
avow |
to assert or affirm. |
belie |
to give a false impression of. |
credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |