| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |