Mastered Words

n. the branch of physics dealing with the transformation of heat to and from other forms of energ...

Used by: Neil deGrasse Tyson

relating to the ideas of the ancient Greek historian Thucydides, especially regarding power and c...

Used by: Victor Davis Hanson

having both tragic and comic elements

Used by: Cornel West

adj. going or reaching across the Atlantic Ocean; found on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean

Used by: Fareed Zakaria

adj. transcendent sense supernatural abstract; metaphysical of or having to do with transcendenta...

Used by: Marilynne Robinson

something that affects multiple generations of a family or group

Used by: Joyce Carol Oates

n. the attribute of being brief or fleeting

Used by: Kazuo Ishiguro

n. unimportant matters or details

Used by: Ken Jennings

adj. something or someone cannot be trusted to be accurate or dependable

Used by: Kazuo Ishiguro

n. a farewell address especially one given at a graduation ceremony adj. of or relating to a leaving

Used by: Kazuo Ishiguro

adj. stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect.

Used by: Joyce Carol Oates

adj. having great bulk or volume; ample

Used by: Shashi Tharoor

a type of understated expression that makes something significant seem trivial

Used by: Andrew Roberts

adj. prone to sudden illogical changes of mind or ideas or actions

Used by: Conan O'Brien

relating to the humorous and whimsical writing style of P.G. Wodehouse

Used by: Conan O'Brien

a term describing admiration for or appreciation of foreign cultures or influences

Used by: Victor Davis Hanson

n. 1 class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land; 2 a British volunteer cavalry forc...

Used by: Victor Davis Hanson