adumbrate (en)

report or represent in outline; foreshadow or symbolize

aniline dye (en)

a type of synthetic dye ("aniline" being an organic compound - an amine)

apothegm (en)

a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism

archaisms (en)

a thing that is very old or old-fashioned (i.e., archaic)

Bentham's push-pin (en)

a quote by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham from The Rationale of Reward: "Prejudice apart, the game of push-pin is of equal value with the arts and sciences of music and poetry."

brook (en)

tolerate or allow (something, typically dissent or opposition)

Burkean (en)

pertaining to the ideas of Edmund Burke, Irish politician and philosopher; widely regarded as the philosophical founder of modern conservatism

cavalcade (en)

a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles

Chitlin' Circuit (en)

performance venues throughout the eastern, southern, and upper midwest areas of the US that were safe for black performers during the era of racial segregation in the US

cloy (en)

disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment

cottage industry (en)

a business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home

dialectic (en)

a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments

environing (en)

surrounding; enclosing

eudaemonistic (en)

a theory that the highest ethical goal is happiness and personal well-being

evensong (en)

(in the Christian Church) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form

exegesis (en)

(from the Greek for "to lead out") a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, particularly a religious text

fedayeen (en)

Arab guerrillas operating especially in Israel and Palestine against the Israeli government, and in Iraq against the occupying coalition forces during and after the Second Gulf War

greaves (en)

a piece of armour that protects the leg

hagiography (en)

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

Herbert Marcuse (en)

a German-American philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist, associated with the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory

Holocene (en)

the current geological epoch which started some 11,500 years ago when the glaciers began to retreat

imputation (en)

the attributing of actions to a source, often involving actions that are criminal; accusation

in toto (la)

in total

inchoate (en)

just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary

jamboree (en)

a large celebration or party, typically a lavish and boisterous one