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  1. Oedipus
    (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles
  2. philosophy
    the rational investigation of existence and knowledge
  3. philology
    the humanistic study of language and literature
  4. asceticism
    rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
  5. psychosomatic
    used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis
  6. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  7. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  8. misanthropic
    hating mankind in general
  9. megalomanic
    suffering from megalomania
  10. mendacity
    the tendency to be untruthful
  11. altimeter
    an instrument that measures the height above ground
  12. credulity
    tendency to believe readily
  13. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  14. tenability
    the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
  15. abstraction
    the process of formulating general concepts
  16. outset
    the time at which something is supposed to begin
  17. onset
    the beginning or early stages
  18. nihilism
    complete denial of established authority and institutions
  19. apercu
    a short synopsis or outline
  20. quixotism
    quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior
  21. pity
    a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for misfortunes of others
  22. specter
    a ghostly appearing figure
  23. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  24. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  25. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  26. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  27. nonsensical
    having no intelligible meaning
  28. antithesis
    exact opposite
  29. ineradicable
    not able to be destroyed or rooted out
  30. syphilitic
    of or relating to or infected with syphilis
  31. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  32. Zarathustra
    Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism
  33. decadence
    the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
  34. polemic
    a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
  35. antinomy
    a contradiction between two equally reasonable statements
  36. microcosm
    a miniature model of something
  37. pluralistic
    of the doctrine that reality consists of basic substances
  38. aesthetics
    the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste
  39. anthology
    a collection of selected literary passages
  40. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  41. opus
    a musical work that has been created
  42. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  43. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  44. apprehend
    anticipate with dread or anxiety
  45. antedate
    be earlier in time than
  46. existentialism
    a philosophy that assumes that people are entirely free
  47. obviate
    do away with
  48. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  49. monodic
    having a single vocal part
  50. polemics
    the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors
  51. dithyramb
    a passionate hymn, usually in honor of Dionysus
  52. sepulcher
    a chamber that is used as a grave
  53. protestation
    a strong declaration of protest
  54. Dionysus
    god of wine and fertility and drama
  55. naturalism
    an artistic movement emphasizing realistic description
  56. tautological
    characterized by unnecessary repetition
  57. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  58. vitiated
    impaired by diminution
  59. phantasmagoria
    a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images
  60. tautology
    useless repetition
Created on Sun Apr 20 17:17:26 EDT 2008 (updated Wed Apr 23 14:19:11 EDT 2008)

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