| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| 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. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |