| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, especially morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| ineffectual |
incapable of acting effectively. |
| inestimable |
of value or worth that cannot be measured; invaluable. |
| medley |
a musical piece that uses the melodies from several different pieces of music. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| simpleminded |
not complex or sophisticated. |
| solstice |
either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest from the celestial equator, occurring in June and December. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| urbane |
refined in manner; polished; elegant. |