| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |