| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |