| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |