| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |