| captious |
inclined to petty criticism; faultfinding. |
| confederation |
the act or process of confederating or allying. |
| cordon |
a chain of guards or military stations forming a defense or containment line around an area. |
| disconcert |
to upset the calm or self-assurance of; ruffle. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| nondescript |
having no individual distinctiveness; lacking in notable features. |
| opalescent |
exhibiting a spectrum of colors or changing colors; iridescent. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| singe |
to burn slightly on the surface, end, or edge. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |
| verbose |
using or characterized by many or superfluous words; wordy. |