| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |