Word | Definition |
beatific | (adj) blissful; rendering or making blessed |
behemoth | (n) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance |
blandishment | (n, often pl) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing |
cacophinous | (adj) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant |
chicanery | (n) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing |
consign | (v) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use |
coup | (n) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership |
euphemism | (n) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute |
febrile | (n) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic |
gainsay | (v) to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose |
imminent | (adj) about to happen, threatening |
innate | (adj) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in |
loath | (adj) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined |
manifest | (adj) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n) a list of cargo and or passengers |
minutiae | (pl. n) small or trivial details, trifling matters |
moratorium | (n) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay |
nostrum | (n) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness |
pariah | (n) one who is rejected by a social group or organization |
visionary | (adj) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; (n) one given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight |
wizened | (adj, part) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging) |