| adage |
an old familiar saying that shows the wisdom of a group of people; proverb. |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| designate |
to choose for a particular job or purpose. |
| edifice |
a building, especially a large or impressive structure. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| entrench |
to establish firmly and unchangeably. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| myriad |
of or constituting a great but unspecified number; numberless. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| propitiate |
to overcome the disfavor or distrust of; conciliate; appease. |
| psychosis |
serious mental disorder that affects all aspects of the personality and involves withdrawal from reality. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |
| unpalatable |
not acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |