| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |