| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |