barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
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. |
engender |
to create or give rise to. |
incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |