| diligent |
trying hard and steadily to achieve a goal. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes capitalized) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| larceny |
the stealing of another's personal property; theft. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| motif |
a distinct formal unit such as a design, theme, or musical phrase that may repeat in, dominate, characterize, or be a prominent feature of an aesthetic or decorative work. |
| paragon |
a model of excellence or of a particular admirable quality. |
| parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| revulsion |
violent dislike and disgust; abhorrence; loathing. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |