desiderata (la)

desired things

dudgeon (en)

a feeling of offense or deep resentment

elision (en)

(linguistics) the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking OR the act or an instance of omitting something

encomium (en)

a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly (plural: encomia). as the adjective encomiastic, means bestowing praise, eulogistic, laudatory

eschatology (en)

the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind

eschatology (en)

the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind

etiolated (en)

(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light; having lost vigour or substance; feeble

etiology (en)

(noun) cause, origin / (noun) the cause of a disease or abnormal condition / (noun) a branch of knowledge concerned with causes / (noun) a branch of medical science concerned with the causes and origins of diseases

execrate (en)

(verb) to declare to be evil or detestable; denounce / (verb) to detest utterly

exigent (en)

(adjective) requiring immediate aid or action / (adjective) requiring or calling for much; demanding

exigent (en)

(adjective) requiring immediate aid or action / (adjective) requiring or calling for much; demanding

expiate (en)

atone for (guilt or sin)

fervid (en)

(adjective) very hot; burning / (adjective) marked by often extreme fervor

fiat (en)

(noun) an authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree

fillip (en)

(noun) a movement made by bending the last joint of the finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it; a flick of the finger OR something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity

fractious (en)

difficult to control; unruly; irritable and quarrelsome

fulminate (en)

(verb) to utter or send out with denunciation / (verb) to send forth censures or invectives / (verb) express vehement protest

gallimaufry (en)

(noun) hodgepodge; a confused jumble or medley of things

hagiography (en)

relating to the writing of the lives of saints; (derogatory) adulatory writing about another person

hermetic (en)

(of a seal or closure) complete and airtight

imbricated (en)

arranged (scales, sepals, plates, etc.) so that they overlap like roof tiles

imprecate (en)

(verb) to invoke evil on; curse / (verb) to utter curses

in toto (la)

in total

inchoate (en)

just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary

ineluctable (en)

unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable