| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |