| abstain |
to choose not to do something. |
| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| cohesion |
the state or quality of having parts that are logically ordered or connected into a whole. |
| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| exalt |
to honor or glorify. |
| generalize |
to come to a broad idea or rule about something after considering particular facts. |
| impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. |
| indelible |
incapable of being removed or obliterated; permanent. |
| inopportune |
occurring at an undesirable or unreasonable time. |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. |
| monotone |
speech with little or no change in tone. |
| obtuse |
not keen or quick to notice, feel, or comprehend; dull or insensitive. |
| propound |
to propose or set forth for consideration. |
| specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |