| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |