(adjective) facing outward
(noun) a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities / (noun) a general servant
(especially in Marxist theory) a way of thinking that prevents a person from perceiving the true nature of their social or economic situation (esp used to mislead members of the proletariat about their own exploitation)
feeling of deep fear or repulsion
a confused mixture
(adjective) of or relating to prophecy
I think this just means fate. Can also mean: utterance, declaration, proclamation, prediction
(adjective) complacently or inanely foolish; silly
something that appears to be a democracy but isn't much of one in reality
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
(adjective) very hot; burning / (adjective) marked by often extreme fervor
(adjective) scurrilous obscene
(verb) adorn (a place) with ribbons, garlands, or other decorations; (verb) a chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration
a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles
kind of supplement attached to the political portion of French newspapers, consisting chiefly of non-political news and gossip, literature and art criticism, a chronicle of the latest fashions, and epigrams, charades and other literary trifles
(adjective) fated to die; doomed / (adjective) marked by a foreboding of death or calamity / (adjective) able to see into the future; visionary / (adjective) marked by an otherworldly air or attitude / (adjective) crazy touched / (adjective) excessively refined; precious / (adjective) quaintly unconventional; campy
(noun) an authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree
(noun) reliance on faith rather than reason in pursuit of religious truth
an originally French word that means extra (as in a theatrical production); related words "unfiguranted" and "figurantless" mean "without anonymous extras" (where everyone is a protagonist of sorts)
the fact of being or of being designated the child of a particular parent or parents
(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
(verb) obtain (something) by devious or dishonest means
(from the FT so, grain of salt) measures by governments to boost their coffers and/or reduce debt, including holding down interest rates to below inflation (representing a tax on savers and a transfer of benefits from lenders to borrowers), imposing capital controls, etc. China gets accused of this a lot
the process whereby the financial industry becomes more prominent
(noun) a usually foliated ornament forming an upper extremity especially in Gothic architecture / (noun) a crowning ornament or detail (as a decorative knob)