| bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
| bromide |
a bland or trite remark or idea. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| fanaticism |
excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm or support for something. |
| litigious |
inclined to bring lawsuits. |
| profusion |
an abundant supply or display. |
| provincial |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded. |
| recapitulate |
to briefly review (the main points) of a spoken or written exchange or communication. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |
| vehement |
intensely emotional; impassioned; heated. |