| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |