| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |