| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |