| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |