| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| genteel |
displaying traits such as refinement and politeness that are traditionally associated with wealth and education. |
| myriad |
of or constituting a great but unspecified number; numberless. |
| neurotic |
suffering from needless fears and worries. |
| oratory1 |
the art of public speaking. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| presumptuous |
excessively bold or forward. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| stricture |
that which restricts or constrains. |
| wan |
very pale. |