abeyance (en)

(noun) a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested / (noun) temporary inactivity; suspension

adjudication (en)

(noun) a judicial decision or sentence / (noun) a decree in bankruptcy / (verb) to settle judicially / (verb) to act as judge

aegis (en)

(noun, Greek mythology) protective mantle of Zeus given to Athena

apogee (en)

(noun) the point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth / (noun) the point farthest from a planet or a satellite (as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it / (noun) the farthest or highest point; culmination

apogee (en)

(noun) the point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth / (noun) the point farthest from a planet or a satellite (as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it / (noun) the farthest or highest point; culmination

belie (en)

(verb) to give a false impression of / (verb) to present an appearance not in agreement with / (verb) to show (something) to be false or wrong / (verb) to run counter to; contradict / (verb) disguise

biopolitics (en)

biopolitics: a term defined by Foucault (though not first) as the style of government that regulates populations through "biopower" (the application and impact of political power on all aspects of human life)

circumscription (en)

the act of circumscribing or something that circumscribes (constrict range of activity, draw a line or boundary around)

coterminous (en)

(adjective) having the same or coincident boundaries / (adjective) coextensive in scope or duration

demotic (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing / (adjective) popular common / (adjective) of or relating to the form of Modern Greek that is based on everyday speech

dialogic (en)

pertaining to a dialogue; used by the Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin in his work of literary theory, The Dialogic Imagination

doxa (grk)

a Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion (the root of words like orthodox and heterodox)

excoriating (en)

(verb) to wear off the skin of; abrade / (verb) to censure scathingly

fomenting (en)

(verb) to promote the growth or development of; rouse incite

fomenting (en)

(verb) to promote the growth or development of; rouse incite

fulsome (en)

(adjective) characterized by abundance; copious / (adjective) generous in amount, extent, or spirit / (adjective) being full and well developed / (adjective) aesthetically, morally, or generally offensive / (adjective) exceeding the bounds of good taste; overdone / (adjective) excessively complimentary or flattering; effusive

heterotopic (en)

(adjective) occurring in an abnormal place / a concept in human geography elaborated by philosopher Michel Foucault to describe places and spaces that function in non-hegemonic conditions

internecine (en)

(adjective) marked by slaughter; deadly / (adjective) mutually destructive / (adjective) of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group

lacuna (en)

an unfilled space; a gap (plural: lacunae)

ludic (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or characterized by play; playful

officious (en)

(adjective) kind obliging / (adjective) dutiful / (adjective) volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed; meddlesome / (adjective) informal unofficial

paeans (en)

songs of praise or triumph; things that expresses enthusiastic praise

palimpsest (en)

a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain

prevaricate (en)

(verb) to deviate from the truth; equivocate

sumptuary (en)

(adjective) relating to personal expenditures and especially to prevent extravagance and luxury / (adjective) designed to regulate extravagant expenditures or habits especially on moral or religious grounds / sumptuary law = law restricting consumption (notable during middle ages)