| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |