| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |