| acerbic |
sharp, sour, or harsh in manner, tone, or the like. |
| albeit |
notwithstanding; even though. |
| allusive |
abounding in or characterized by indirect references to culture, history, or other works of art, which are to be recognized or understood by the audience. |
| clairvoyant |
possessing the ability to see or know things that are beyond the five senses. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| indolent |
inclined to avoid exertion or effort; lazy. |
| infamy |
evil or shameful reputation. |
| intuition |
the power to know or understand something without thinking it through in a logical way. |
| jargon |
special words or language used by a particular group or to describe a particular interest. |
| plummet |
to fall down very sharply and quickly. |
| recommence |
to begin or start again. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |