| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |