| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |