| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |