First List

whet

to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) //whet a knife 2: to make keen or more acute

pundit

1: a learned person: TEACHER 2: a person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner usually through the mass media: CRITIC

take exception to

strongly object to

redux

brought back

precipitous

1. dangerously high or steep

penchant

a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something. "he has a penchant for adopting stray dogs"

turgid

1: excessively embellished in style or language: BOMBASTIC, POMPOUS //turgid prose

ad-lib

to deliver spontaneously intransitive ​verb: to improvise especially lines or a speech

crowdsourcing

the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community rather than from traditional employees or suppliers

eviscerate

1. a: to take out the entrails of: DISEMBOWEL b: to deprive of vital content or force 2: to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)

salient

: moving by leaps or springs: JUMPING 2: jetting upward //a salient fountain 3a: projecting beyond a line, surface, or level b: standing out conspicuously: PROMINENT especially: of notable significance

diatribe

: a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing 2: ironic or satirical criticism 3archaic: a prolonged discourse

Iatrogenesis

The side effects and risks associated with the medical intervention are called iatrogenesis. These side effects are also called adverse drug reactions (ADRs).