| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |