| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |