| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |