| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |