| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |