| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |