| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |