| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |