| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |