Pejoratives are words or grammatical forms which denote a negative affect; that is, they express the contempt or distaste of the speaker. Sometimes a term may begin as a pejorative word and eventually be adopted in a non-pejorative sense
abominable: unequivocally detestable; “abominable treatment of prisoners”; “detestable vices”; “execrable crimes”; “consequences odious to those …
State of being changeable or in flux; the rise and decline of a phenomenon. A change or variation, especially relating to the changes in Armenian art and architecture styles.
of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system; “in the Ptolemaic system of planetary motion the earth is fixed as the center of the universe with the sun and moon and planets revolving around it”
requiring secret or mysterious knowledge; “the arcane science of dowsing”
[aus·tere] adj. 1. Markedly simple without adornment or ornamentation. [an austere office] [an austere style of writing]. 2. Strict or stern in appearance or manner [an austere critic].
[im·pugn] tr.v. To attack as false or questionable; challenge in argument: “To impugn a political opponent’s record.”
[as·sid·u·ous] adj. 1. Constant in application or attention; diligent: “An assiduous worker who strove for perfection.” 2. Unceasing; persistent: “Assiduous cancer research
