| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |