| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |