| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |