| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |