| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| glib |
speaking or prone to speak easily and fluently, especially in a careless or thoughtless manner, with little concern for the truth. |
| harangue |
a long, vehement, and often pompous speech or piece of writing, especially such a speech delivered in public; tirade. |
| inhibit |
to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so. |
| nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| sedative |
causing tranquillity or calmness. |
| sedition |
actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. |
| sentient |
having the capacity to receive sensations; able to perceive. |
| sodden |
drenched with liquid; saturated; soaked. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |