| adage |
an old familiar saying that shows the wisdom of a group of people; proverb. |
| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| denote |
to be a mark or sign of. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| maritime |
of or relating to sea ships or navigation of the sea. |
| miff |
to cause (someone) to become annoyed; offend. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| sequel |
what follows afterwards, such as the next event in a series, especially as it arises from previous events. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |
| underrate |
to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |