| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |