| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |