| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |