| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |