| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |