consubstantial
A translation of the Greek, homousios, chosen at the Council of Nic�a (A.D. 325) as the only correct word to express the nature of the Son of God. He is not inferior to the Father, nor posterior, nor merely like unto Him, but identical in substance and in
meretricious
- Attracting attention in a vulgar manner
- Plausible but false or insincere; specious
- Of or relating to prostitutes or prostitution
anodyne
Adjective:
1. Capable of soothing or eliminating pain.
2. Relaxing
3. Watered-down
Noun:
1. A medicine that relieves pain
malign
Verb:
to utter injuriously misleading or false reports about; speak evil
Adjective:
1: a) evil in nature, influence, or effect b) malignant, virulent
2: having or showing intense often vicious ill will
risible
1a : capable of laughing, disposed to laugh
2: arousing or provoking laughter
schadenfreude
Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.
syzygy
- Either of two points in the orbit of a celestial body where the body is in opposition to or in conjunction with the sun. b. Either of two points in the orbit of the moon when the moon lies in a straight line with the sun and Earth. c. The configuration
trope
1a a word or expression used in a figurative sense; figure of speech
desultory
marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
perfidy
Deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery
shrive
(of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve (someone)
reprobate
A morally unprincipled person
magnanimous
Courageously noble in mind and heart.
feckless
Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
prolix
Tediously prolonged; wordy
snarky
Slang Irritable or short-tempered; irascible.
post hoc
In or of the form of an argument in which one event is asserted to be the cause of a later event simply by virtue of having happened earlier
gibbous
Characterized by convexity; protuberant
zoonosis
A disease of animals, such as rabies or psittacosis, that can be transmitted to humans
obsequious
Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
otiose
producing no useful result : futile
vernal
of, relating to, or occurring in the spring
limn
to draw or paint on a surface
fremdsch�men
Being embarrassed for someone else (who doesn't realize they should be embarrassed.)
quintessence
The pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
sina qua non
An essential element or condition
ineluctable
Not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable:
nuptial
Of or relating to marriage or the wedding ceremony
estivate
To spend the summer, as at a special place.
moot
hypothetical case argued by law students as an exercise
peremptory
Subject to no further debate or dispute; final and unassailable: a peremptory decree.
replete
Abundantly supplied; abounding
perspicacious
Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted
animus
basic attitude or governing spirit
surfeit
To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust.
vespertine
of, relating to, or occurring in the evening
prescience
foreknowledge of events