| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |