| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |