| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| echelon |
a level of authority or rank, as in an organization. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| magnate |
someone of exceptional power, wealth, or influence, especially in business. |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| prowess |
great skill or talent; superior ability. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |
| urbane |
refined in manner; polished; elegant. |