| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |