| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |