| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |