| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |