| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |