amass |
to gather or accumulate for oneself. |
articulate |
able to speak or express oneself in a clear way. |
climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
flaccid |
without firmness; soft; flabby. |
intonation |
the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. |
mausoleum |
a large, elaborate tomb, or the structure that houses such a tomb. |
mediocre |
of average to poor quality; ordinary. |
nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
presumptuous |
excessively bold or forward. |
sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. |
troublesome |
causing anxiety, worry, or bother. |
vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |