| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |