| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |