| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |