| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |