| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |