| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |