| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |