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Autarky
(noun)
Self-sufficiency. From Greek
autárkeia
, meaning self-sufficient.
Demur
(verb)
To object politely. From Latin
demorari
, to linger or delay.
Patois
(noun)
Regional dialect. From French.
Climacteric
(adjective)
Critical turning point. From Greek
klimaktērikos
, from
klimaktēr
, rung of a ladder.
Surfeit
(noun)
Excess. From Anglo-French
surfet
, excess.
Apprise
(verb)
To inform.
Locus classicus
(noun)
Authoritative source.
Rheology
(noun)
Study of flow of matter.
Lapidary
(noun)
Concise and elegant.
Ecumenical
(adjective)
Inclusive or universal.
Bromidic
(adjective)
Dull or trite.
Circumlocution
(noun)
Indirect or roundabout speech.
Vituperative
(adjective)
Bitterly abusive or scathing.
Potentate
(noun)
A ruler with great power.
Deracinate
(verb)
To uproot.
Craven
(adjective)
Contemptibly cowardly.
Demimonde
(noun)
Fringe or disreputable social world.
Panegyric
(noun)
Formal praise.
Senescence
(noun)
Process of aging.
Incandescent
(adjective)
Glowing with heat or intense emotion.
Redolent
(adjective)
Strongly reminiscent or suggestive.
Portentous
(adjective)
Ominously significant.
Pentimento
(noun)
Visible traces of earlier work.
Tmesis
(noun)
Separation of compound words.
Pusillanimous
(adjective)
Cowardly.
Concupiscence
(noun)
Strong sexual desire.
Guanxi
Chinese concept of social networks and reciprocal obligations.
Purblind
(adjective)
Partially blind; lacking insight.
Roué
(noun)
A debauched man.
Procrustean bed
(noun)
Rigid standard forcing conformity.
Maudlin
(adjective)
Excessively sentimental.
Nugatory
(adjective)
Of little or no value.
Pareidolia
(noun)
Perceiving images in randomness.