| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |