| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |