| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |