| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |