| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |