| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |