| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| 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. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |