| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |