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| Explanation of shibboleth (noun) party slogan Sample of shibboleth Colonel Goreng was moving away from the details of the operation to talk about the Western concept of human rights, to mock it, to say what a ridiculous shibboleth it was when it stopped you defending the rights of those who weren't criminals, when Mrs Goreng knocked on the door.
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| Explanation of entreat (noun) attempt to persuade someone to do something Sample of entreat My usually brief notes expanded to quite an entreat. Dean Corso (Johnny Depp) tracks down the 9th authentic engraving of the ninth gate and is granted an entreat with the Prince of Darkness.
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| Explanation of whim (noun) sudden notion or passing fancy; caprice; impulse Sample of whim Minor misdemeanors can place her in a position of great vulnerability, subject to the whim of whoever happens to be on duty, and institutional life, by definition, is less flexible, less forgiving, than the 'normal family' home.
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| Explanation of crucial (adjective) very important; decisive; essential; difficult; essential Sample of crucial Government in not allowing them passports until 2007 might have protected the children at a crucial time in their development.
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| Explanation of armistice (noun) temporary suspension of hostilities; truce; cease fire Sample of armistice During the Second World War the island was invaded by the Axis powers and, after Marshal Badoglio's armistice with the Allies in September 1943, thousands of Italians were killed and captured by the Germans.
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| Explanation of vituperative (adjective) with abusive condemnation; with harsh denunciation Sample of vituperative Deeply committed to the pursuit of mathematics and the physical sciences, he stood up for the universities when they were attacked by vituperative radicals such as Cromwell's army chaplain, John Webster.
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| Explanation of sally (noun) witty remark; assault; journey Sample of sally Grunte then asked them whether they had heard the one about the Norwegian woman who had bought her son three shoes, having been told he had grown a foot; a sally which was met by universal groans.
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| Explanation of predatory (adjective) inclined to plunder or rob; preying on others; pillaging Sample of predatory Tammuz had the feeling he must be appearing like a predatory beast at that moment, and wished Zambia was there to put the kid at his ease.
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| Explanation of collusion (noun) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy Sample of collusion The authority discovered a collusion between the director and treasurer.
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| Explanation of egregious (adjective) often of mistakes; extremely and noticeably bad; flagrant; rude Sample of egregious Indeed, under the egregious President Reagan and the so-called 'supply-siders', enormous and successful efforts were taken to ensure that the poor got even poorer. This egregious non sequitur requires further clarification, if only for your myriad younger readers.
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