| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |