| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |