abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |