| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |