| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| 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. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |