| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |