| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |