| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |