| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |