| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |