| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |