| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |