| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |