| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |