| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |