| adage |
an old familiar saying that shows the wisdom of a group of people; proverb. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| exude |
to emit or give off from, or as if from, the pores of the skin. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| resplendent |
full of splendor; radiant; shining. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |
| tumult |
the noise and commotion of a large crowd; uproar. |