barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |