| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |