| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |