a posteriori- from observation
parthenogenesis- unfertilized birth
assonance- vowel repetition
objurgation- rebuke
demotic- of the common people
soporific- sleep-inducing
internecine- mutually destructive
sesquipedalian- very long words
sui generis- unique
plutocracy- government of wealthy
delineate- to outline
dichotomy- two-part division
epiphany- revelation
tortuous- twisting
