| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |