| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |