| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |