| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| 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. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |