philippic a bitter verbal attack.
umbrage offense or resentment.
interdict to prohibit (an action) or prohibit the use of (a thing); forbid with authority.
Dixie Howell popular University of Alabama football player in the 1930s.
palliation the lessening of pain or severity without actually curing; alleviation.
reconnaissance an exploratory survey or examination, as in seeking out information about enemy positions or installations, or as in making a preliminary geological or engineering survey.
calomel mercurous chloride, HgCl, a white, tasteless powder that darkens on exposure to light: used in standard electrode cells and in agriculture and medicine to fight skin bacteria.
