| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |