| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| boor |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person. |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| felon1 |
a person who has committed a serious crime, such as murder, rape, or burglary, as opposed to a misdemeanor. |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| hitherto |
until this time; previously. |
| mellifluous |
flowing and sweet, as though with honey. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| witticism |
a clever, often perceptive joke, insult, or saying. |