| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| culmination |
the highest point; zenith; climax. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| egress |
an act, instance, method, or place of exit or emergence. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| incontrovertible |
not able to be questioned or disputed. |
| infelicity |
the quality or condition of being inappropriate, or unfortunate in the given circumstances. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
| progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |