| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |