| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |