| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |