| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |