| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |