| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |