| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |