| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| convoke |
to summon to an assembly; marshal. |
| debit |
an amount of money taken out of or owed on an account, or the record of that amount. |
| diligent |
trying hard and steadily to achieve a goal. |
| elixir |
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water used as a vehicle for medicines. |
| foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usually military and often to take forage or plunder. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| monumental |
massive, imposing, or extremely conspicuous. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| roil |
to disturb or anger; agitate. |
| scrutinize |
to look at closely and carefully, with attention to detail. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |