| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| electrify |
to shock, startle, or excite. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| frugal |
small in amount or cost; meager. |
| gingerly |
in a careful or cautious manner; warily. |
| insuperable |
not able to be conquered or overcome. |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| restive |
unable to remain at rest; impatient or ill at ease, especially under restraint. |
| saturate |
to fill or soak completely. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| unqualified |
lacking the appropriate knowledge or qualifications. |