Mastered Words

related to the theory of relativity, especially regarding the effects of moving close to the spee...

Used by: Neil deGrasse Tyson

adj. not relenting; harsh; pitiless persistent; unremitting

Used by: Joyce Carol Oates

adj. inclined to keep ones thoughts and feelings to oneself; quiet and reserved

Used by: Kazuo Ishiguro

adj. looking back on or thinking of the past; looking backward; n. an exhibition of the life's wo...

Used by: Kazuo Ishiguro

a person who reinterprets historical events based on new evidence

Used by: Andrew Roberts

adj. of; having the nature of; or according to rhetoric using or characterized by mere rhetoric; ...

Used by: Peggy Noonan

adj. of or relating to a sacrament being or resembling a sacrament

Used by: Marilynne Robinson

v. 1 to flash or sparkle; 2 to be lively and witty.

Used by: Stephen Fry

modestly criticizing oneself or one's abilities

Used by: Conan O'Brien

adj. of or relating to a senator or a senate

Used by: Peggy Noonan

a person who uses exaggerated claims to attract interest

Used by: Matt Taibbi

n. serial arrangement in which things follow in a logical order; v. determine the order of consti...

Used by: Fareed Zakaria

adj. 1 having many syllables; 2 given to or characterized by the use of long words

Used by: Shashi Tharoor

n. the sport of skating on a board with wheels; v. ride on a flat board with rollers attached to ...

Used by: Lupe Fiasco

relating to the interaction of social and economic factors

Used by: Joyce Carol Oates

the study of salvation and how people can be saved

Used by: Cornel West

relating to the study of the interaction between light and matter

Used by: Neil deGrasse Tyson

having qualities typical of a wise and skilled leader

Used by: Peggy Noonan

n. any clever trick or device for obtaining an advantage

Used by: Andrew Roberts

the act of persuading someone to commit perjury or to testify falsely

Used by: Lionel Lebron

adj. extremely large in size or amount.

Used by: Neil deGrasse Tyson

n. forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

Used by: Kazuo Ishiguro

adj. of or relating to the junction between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle

Used by: Aesop Rock

relating to the combination of different beliefs or practices

Used by: Shashi Tharoor

adj. relating to the science of classification, especially in biology, concerning the arrangement...

Used by: Aesop Rock

a system of government where experts make decisions based on technical knowledge

Used by: Fareed Zakaria

adj. of or pertaining to the philosopical doctrine that final causes and design and purpose exist...

Used by: Cornel West

adj. overly excitable or irritable; changeable as to mood nature operability or the like; unpredi...

Used by: Peggy Noonan

n. something that recommends or expresses commendation of a person or thing as worthy or desirable

Used by: Colson Whitehead

an explanation of why a good God allows evil or suffering in the world

Used by: Cornel West

adj. of; having to do with; based on; or offering instruction in; theology or a theology also

Used by: Marilynne Robinson

adj. of or relating to the treatment of diseases or disorders by using healing agents or methods

Used by: Siddhartha Mukherjee