abjure (en)

(verb) to renounce upon oath / (verb) to reject solemnly / (verb) to abstain from; avoid

agitprop (en)

political (originally communist) propaganda, especially in art or literature

aleatory (en)

(adjective) depending on an uncertain event or contingency as to both profit and loss / (adjective) relating to luck and especially to bad luck

apotheosis (en)

the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax

bulwark (en)

(noun) defensive wall

caviling (en)

(verb) to raise trivial and frivolous objection / (verb) to raise trivial objections to

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

dross (en)

(noun) the scum that forms on the surface of molten metal / (noun) waste or foreign matter; impurity / (noun) something that is base, trivial, or inferior

ebullience (en)

(noun) the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings; exuberance

edifying (en)

(verb) build / (verb) establish / (verb) to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge; uplift / (verb) enlighten inform

epicene (en)

(adjective) having but one form to indicate either sex / (adjective) having characteristics typical of the other sex; intersexual / (adjective) effeminate / (adjective) lacking characteristics of either sex

epigone (en)

(noun) follower disciple / (noun) an inferior imitator

eschatology (en)

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

Hegelian (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or characteristic of Hegel, his philosophy, or his dialectic method / (noun) a follower of Hegel; an adherent of Hegelianism

hermeneutic (en)

the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts

hermeneutic (en)

the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts

hermetic (en)

(of a seal or closure) complete and airtight

immanence (en)

philosophical and metaphysical theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world

ineffable (en)

(adjective) incapable of being expressed in words; indescribable / (adjective) unspeakable / (adjective) not to be uttered; taboo

inimical (en)

(adj) hostile, obstructive

inveigh (en)

(verb) to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently; rail

laconic (en)

(adjective) using or involving the use of a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

mimetic (en)

imitation, especially imitative representation of the real world in art and literature

mutatis mutandis (la)

a Medieval Latin phrase meaning "the necessary changes having been made" or "once the necessary changes have been made"

obstreperous (en)

(adjective) marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness; clamorous / (adjective) stubbornly resistant to control; unruly