| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |