stridor
noun: A harsh, grating or creaking sound.
scansorial
adjective: Related to climbing.
bloody shirt
noun: A symbol used to incite people to partisan outrage or animosity.
descamisado
noun: A very poor person.
sansculotte
noun: A radical or revolutionary.
smarty-pants
noun: Someone who presents as being obnoxiously clever.
redshirt
noun: A college athlete who practices with the team, but does not take part in official games. verb tr., intr.: 1. To …
couth
adjective: Cultured; refined; sophisticated. noun: Refinement; sophistication.
rort
noun: 1. A fraudulent scheme or practice. 2. A wild party.
zig
noun: A sharp turn or angle in a zigzag course. verb intr.: To make a sharp turn.
swashbuckle
verb intr.: To swagger, bluster, behave recklessly, etc.
onymous
adjective: Bearing the author’s name; named.
ironclad
adjective: 1. Covered with iron. 2. Inflexible, unbreakable, or indisputable.
tinhorn
noun: Someone who pretends to have money, skill, influence, etc. adjective: Inferior or insignificant, while pretending to be otherwise.
silver spoon
noun: Inherited wealth.
golden calf
noun: Someone or something unworthy that is excessively esteemed.
geratology
noun: 1. The study of aging and related decline. 2. The study of a species approaching extinction.
hyponym
noun: A more specific term in a general class. For example, “purple” is a hyponym of “color”.
henotheism
noun: Belief in or worship of one god without denying the possibility of others.
aischrolatreia
noun: Excessive devotion to filth or obscenity.
lithophone
noun: Any of various musical instruments in which sound is produced by striking pieces of stone.
Niagara
noun: An outpouring; a deluge.
meander
verb intr.: 1. To follow a winding course. 2. To move aimlessly. 3. To speak or write without a focus. noun: 1. …
Rubicon
noun: A point of no return, one where an action taken commits a person irrevocably.