| analogous |
similar or corresponding in some particular manner. |
| aural2 |
of or relating to the ear or hearing. |
| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| demur |
to object or indicate opposition to something. |
| diaphanous |
of fabric or the like, almost transparent; sheer; filmy; delicate. |
| ethereal |
highly refined; unworldly. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| insufferable |
incapable of being tolerated or endured; unbearable. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |
| vapid |
lacking spirit, life, or flavor; dull; uninteresting. |