| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |