| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |