| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |