| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |