| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |