| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |