| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |