| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |