| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| constrain |
to keep within tight restrictions; confine. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| ephemeral |
lasting for only a short period. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes capitalized) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| girth |
the length around something. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, especially with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| obituary |
a printed announcement of a person's death, usually including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| unspoken |
assumed without being expressed or spoken; implied. |
| voluminous |
having or characterized by great size or quantity. |