| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |