lavolta (n)
1. An ancient dance of the Renaissance which incorporated many challenging twists and skips.
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laches
laches (n)
1. (law) legal doctrine that a person who waits too long to bring a claim alleging a wrong shall not be permitted to seek an equitable remedy.
1. (law) legal doctrine that a person who waits too long to bring a claim alleging a wrong shall not be permitted to seek an equitable remedy.
lapsarian
lapsarian (adj)
1. Of or pertaining to the fall of man from innocence, especially to the role of women in that fall.
lapsarian (n)
1. A person who believes in this doctrine.
1. Of or pertaining to the fall of man from innocence, especially to the role of women in that fall.
lapsarian (n)
1. A person who believes in this doctrine.
Apocalypticism
Apocalypticism (n)
1. A worldview based on the idea that important matters are hidden from view and they will soon be revealed in a major confrontation of earth-shaking magnitude, perhaps pitting good against evil, that will change the course of history.
1. A worldview based on the idea that important matters are hidden from view and they will soon be revealed in a major confrontation of earth-shaking magnitude, perhaps pitting good against evil, that will change the course of history.
sybarite
sybarite (n)
1. A native or inhabitant of Sybaris.
2. A person devoted to pleasure and luxury; a voluptuary
1. A native or inhabitant of Sybaris.
2. A person devoted to pleasure and luxury; a voluptuary
prognosticate
prognosticate (vt)
1. To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill.
2. (transitive) To presage, betoken.
1. To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill.
2. (transitive) To presage, betoken.
caprice
caprice (n)
1. An impulsive seemingly unmotivated notion or action.
2. An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
3. A disposition to be impulsive.
4. An impulsive change of mind.
1. An impulsive seemingly unmotivated notion or action.
2. An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
3. A disposition to be impulsive.
4. An impulsive change of mind.
celerity
celerity (n)
1. (in literary usage) Speed.
2. (oceanography) The speed of individual waves (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves).
1. (in literary usage) Speed.
2. (oceanography) The speed of individual waves (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves).
maunder
maunder (vi)
1. To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
2. To wander or walk aimlessly.
1. To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
2. To wander or walk aimlessly.
euphony
euphony (n)
1. a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
2. good phonetic quality of certain words.
1. a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
2. good phonetic quality of certain words.
austral
austral (adj)
1. Of, relating to, or coming from the south.
austral (n)
1. A form of currency in Argentina.
1. Of, relating to, or coming from the south.
austral (n)
1. A form of currency in Argentina.
internacine
internecine (adj)
1. Mutually destructive; most often applied to warfare.
2. Characterized by struggle within a group, usually applied to an ethnic or familial relationship.
1. Mutually destructive; most often applied to warfare.
2. Characterized by struggle within a group, usually applied to an ethnic or familial relationship.
iterative
iterative (adj)
iterative (not comparable)
1. Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome.
2. (grammar) Expressive of an action that is repeated with frequency.
3. (computing): Using iteration; using a mechanism such as a loop.
iterative (not comparable)
1. Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome.
2. (grammar) Expressive of an action that is repeated with frequency.
3. (computing): Using iteration; using a mechanism such as a loop.
iconoclast
iconoclast (n)
1. One who destroys religious images or icons, especially an opponent of the Orthodox Church in the 8th and 9th centuries, or a Puritan during the Reformation.
2. One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.
3. One who attacks cherished beliefs.
1. One who destroys religious images or icons, especially an opponent of the Orthodox Church in the 8th and 9th centuries, or a Puritan during the Reformation.
2. One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.
3. One who attacks cherished beliefs.
impugn
impugn (vt)
1. (obsolete) To assault, attack.
2. To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.
1. (obsolete) To assault, attack.
2. To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.
absquatulate
absquatulate (vi)
1. To leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart.
2. To cause to absquatulate.
3. To die.
4. To argue.
1. To leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart.
2. To cause to absquatulate.
3. To die.
4. To argue.
corsair
corsair (n)
1. A privateersman or pirate in the Mediterranean, especially along the Barbary coast
2. A pirate ship or privateer.
3. A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern US.
4. The F4U Corsair, a fighter aircraft from World War II.
1. A privateersman or pirate in the Mediterranean, especially along the Barbary coast
2. A pirate ship or privateer.
3. A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern US.
4. The F4U Corsair, a fighter aircraft from World War II.
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