| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| 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. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |