bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
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. |
disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |