vilipend

verb [ trans. ] archaic1 regard as worthless or of little value; despise.2 speak slightingly or abusively of; vilify.

Adipocere

nouna grayish waxy substance formed by the decomposition of soft tissue in dead bodies subjected to moisture.

Haruspex

noun ( pl. haruspices |həˈrəspəˌsēz|)(in ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens by inspecting the entrails of sacrificial animals.

Occlusion

noun1 Medicine the blockage or closing of a blood vessel or hollow organ.• Phonetics the momentary closure of the passage of breath during the articulation of a consonant.2 Meteorology a process in which the cold front of a rotating low pressure system overtakes the warm front, forcing the warm air upward above a wedge of cold air.• an occluded front.3 Dentistry the position of the teeth when the jaws are closed.

Spate

noun1 [usu. in sing. ] a large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession : a spate of attacks on travelers.2 chiefly Brit. a sudden flood in a river, esp. one caused by heavy rains or melting snow.

Panacea

noun- A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.

Slew

noun
- A large number.

Hydromancy

noun
- Divination by the appearance or motion of liquids (water)