| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |