| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |