| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| 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. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |