| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |