| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |