| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |