| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |