| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |