| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| 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. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |