| bromide |
a bland or trite remark or idea. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| infidel |
one who does not believe in or accept a religious faith, especially that of Christianity or Islam. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| slacken |
to decrease activity, strength, speed, intensity, or the like. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |
| uninformative |
conveying little or no knowledge or understanding. |
| venerable |
deserving honor, respect, or reverence because of advanced age, noble character, or dignified position. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |