adumbrate (en)

report or represent in outline; foreshadow or symbolize

adumbrate (en)

report or represent in outline; foreshadow or symbolize

aegis (en)

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

calumny (en)

(noun) a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation / (noun) the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation

calumny (en)

(noun) a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation / (noun) the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation

congeries (en)

(noun, singular) a disorderly collection; a jumble

deracination (en)

(verb) uproot / (verb) to remove or separate from a native environment or culture / (verb) to remove the racial or ethnic characteristics or influences from

emollient (en)

(adjective) making soft or supple / (adjective) soothing especially to the skin or mucous membrane / (adjective) making less intense or harsh; mollifying / (noun) something that softens or soothes

exegesis (en)

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

heteroglossia (en)

the presence of multiple voices or expressed viewpoints in a text or other artistic work.

latifundian (en)

relating to a large landed estate or ranch in ancient Rome or more recently in Spain or Latin America, typically worked by slaves

littoral (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or situated or growing on or near a shore especially of the sea / (noun) a coastal region / (noun) the shore zone between high tide and low tide points

Miesian (en)

(biographical name) Ludwig 1886–1969 Am. (Ger.-born) architect. style: very modern and angular and sharp

nostrum (en)

a medicine prepared by an unqualified person, especially one that is not considered effective; a scheme or remedy for bringing about some social or political reform or improvement

parochial (en)

relating to a church parish; having a limited or narrow outlook or scope

quondam (en)

(adjective) former, sometime (from Latin)

reifying (en)

make (something abstract) more concrete or real

stolid (en)

calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation

valorization (en)

give or assign a value to, especially a higher value: "The prophets valorized history"

vitiate (en)

(verb) to make faulty or defective; impair / (verb) to debase in moral or aesthetic status / (verb) to make ineffective