| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |