| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |