| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |