| admonish |
to warn or caution. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
| nascent |
coming into being or starting to develop. |
| pertain |
to relate to or have to do with something. |
| presumption |
a belief that is taken for granted but not proved. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |
| verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |