| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |