| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| coterie |
a small, exclusive group of friends or associates with similar interest or activities; clique. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| epoch |
an important period in human history. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| inescapable |
unable to be avoided or ignored. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| provincial |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded. |
| sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |
| verbose |
using or characterized by many or superfluous words; wordy. |