| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |