| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |