| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |