| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |