| adage |
an old familiar saying that shows the wisdom of a group of people; proverb. |
| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| avuncular |
of, concerning, or like an uncle; kind; benevolent. |
| bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, especially religious, racial, or ethnic. |
| commensurate |
of equal measure, as extent or duration. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| indubitable |
without question; certain. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| rite |
a formal ceremonial procedure prescribed or customary for a specific occasion, as in religious worship. |
| sentient |
having the capacity to receive sensations; able to perceive. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| susceptible |
easily influenced or impressed (usually followed by "to"). |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |
| unhinge |
to cause to become confused, unbalanced, or deeply disturbed. |