| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |