| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |