| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |