| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. |
| aural2 |
of or relating to the ear or hearing. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| mediocre |
of average to poor quality; ordinary. |
| mellifluous |
flowing and sweet, as though with honey. |
| muse |
to think about something silently or for a long time. |
| nicety |
a subtle distinction; fine point. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |