| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |