| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |