| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| 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. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stately |
dignified. |