| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| revitalize |
to bring new life to. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| transitory |
lasting for only a short time; brief. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |
| uncomplicated |
not difficult to understand or deal with; simple; straightforward. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |