| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| divest |
to take rights or property away from; dispossess, especially by legal means. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| irreverent |
not having or showing respect. |
| oratory1 |
the art of public speaking. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| repository |
a container or place where things may be stored; storage unit or space. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |
| umbrage |
a feeling of offense, irritation, or resentment. |