| adage |
an old familiar saying that shows the wisdom of a group of people; proverb. |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| imperceptible |
so gradual or subtle as to be unnoticed or unnoticeable. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| undermine |
to gradually, secretly, or imperceptibly weaken and destroy. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |
| volatility |
the quality or condition of being highly changeable or inconsistent. |