| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |