| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |