| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |