| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |