| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |