| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |