| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |