| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |