| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |