| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |