| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |