| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |