| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |