| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |