| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |