| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |