| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |