| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |