| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |