| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |