| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |