| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |