doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
limn |
to paint or draw. |
lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |