| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |