| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |