| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| 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. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |