| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |