| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |