| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stately |
dignified. |