| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| 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. |