| counterpoint |
a method of composing or arranging music in which diverse but harmonious melodies are played at the same time. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| hubris |
the pride associated with arrogance; pride considered as sin. |
| inane |
devoid of meaning or substance; nonsensical. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| spate |
a sudden rush, outpouring, or flood. |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |
| theorem |
a proposition or idea that can be proven by other formulas or propositions in mathematics, or deduced from accepted premises or assumptions in logic. |