| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |