| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |